Case 574
My husband was unfaithful to me.... I confronted him, and he asked for forgiveness, but he also implied that it was partly my fault. Almost two years have passed. He continued the relationship with the woman, but says that he is no longer with her because she went to another country.... He won’t guarantee me that he won’t do the same thing again. He says he loves her, but has feelings for me too. When [...]
Case 573
I am a man with a painful past. It all happened thirty years ago, but I remember it as if it had been yesterday.... Even though I am very ashamed to talk about it, I need a word of counsel. A man much older than I sexually abused me, and I remember every detail, his face, his voice, everything. What’s more, I’ve seen the man recently and have had the urge to get even for [...]
Case 572
I’ve been married for four years, and we have a three-year-old daughter. Two years ago, I met a girl who I consider to be a friend. She knows that I am married. We constantly send text messages back and forth, but the conversations are very innocent. At the beginning of my marriage I made a lot of mistakes that caused my wife to mistrust me. She has access to my phone, so she read the [...]
Case 571
When I was barely fourteen years old, my stepfather would get my mother drunk and then come into my room to touch me inappropriately and convince me to do indecent things. As a result, I got married before turning fifteen. I am now twenty-five years old, and I still hate my stepfather the same as the first day he did that to me. What can I do? Dear Friend, We are so very sorry to [...]
Case 570
I got married six years ago to the mother of my two children, after having been in a relationship with her for eight years.... Not long after the wedding, I lost almost everything that I owned and we had to move in with my father-in-law.... I noticed a significant change in her, and she finally confessed to me the reason for the change. She had been in a romantic relationship with her older brother, and [...]
Case 569
I am twenty-three years old and have a beautiful three-year-old son.... I have deceived my partner, making him believe that my son is also his son. I carry an enormous amount of guilt! Since I was fifteen I’ve been a drug addict, I’ve had a problem with alcohol, I’ve been raped a number of times, and I’ve swindled people to make easy money. I don’t know what to do now. Every day my son grows, [...]
Case 568
I am depressed and I don’t know how to get over it. I have no desire to go on. I don’t want to live anymore. I want to die. I’ve tried to commit suicide, but something always stops me. I feel that I have a miserable life. Dear Friend, We are very thankful to hear that you have been prevented from taking your own life. Have you considered the possibility that God might have intervened [...]
Case 567
I have a younger sister who has always had a strange attitude toward me. She constantly boasts about her intelligence and memory while subtly denigrating mine. She doesn’t just do this with me, but also with others who are family or friends of hers. As I get older, I feel less tolerant of her and, even though I love her a lot, I have decided to distance myself from her now to avoid losing my [...]
Case 566
I am thirty-nine years old. I love my boyfriend a lot, but he treats me very badly. He calls me the worst names that you can imagine. He shakes me violently... and never apologizes. I love him so much that I make up with him instead. I’ve tried to break up with him, but I can’t. He injures my arms, and has even wished that I were dead. This has been going on for many [...]