Case 534
I have been in a relationship with a girl for six years.... Two years ago, I met another girl... and I’m not sure when I began to have feelings for her. My mistake was to let it go on and not stop it from the start. I broke up with my first girlfriend. We had had plans to get married. I jilted her a few months before the wedding and it hurt a lot to [...]
Case 533
I am a single mother. I’ve been living with my boyfriend for a year. He has a daughter and I have a son, both teenagers, and we have been living together as a family. A short time ago we found out that our two teenagers had an inappropriate encounter and, even though they didn’t go all the way, things happened that should have never happened. Because of that, my boyfriend broke up with me and [...]
Case 532
I am married, but my happiness is not complete because we haven’t had any children. My wife has many health issues, and I want to divorce her. Dear Friend, You have three different complaints about your marriage. The first is that you are not completely happy, and the second is that your wife has not gotten pregnant. The third is that she has health issues, but you do not mention whether they could be the [...]
Case 531
I have now been married for two years. My husband has a daughter with another woman.... Before we were married, he swore to me that he didn’t love that woman... and proved to me that he loved me. That’s why I decided to marry him. About six months ago, he had sexual relations with the mother of his daughter. That was very painful for me, but I forgave him and we are starting over. My [...]
Case 530
I am sixteen, and I have had a boyfriend for a while. I made the mistake of having sex with him, but fortunately I did not get pregnant. However, my family found out and now they don’t trust me. They told me to end the relationship, but I can’t because I love him so much. I don’t know if what I feel is love, or if it’s just habit or affection. I want to [...]
Case 529
I left home with the dream of becoming a medical doctor.... I always believed, and still believe, that I can do it all, but I don’t do anything.... It’s as if I have been avoiding studying. I know that I should do it, but I don’t. I have come to the point of sleeping more than fourteen hours at a time, waking up, and still doing nothing. I feel badly about it. I know that [...]
Case 528
I am the single mother of a four-year-old daughter, and I live in my mother’s house.... Labor conditions in my country have kept me from getting a good job in spite of the fact that I am a professional.... What makes it more difficult is that I don’t have anyone to take care of my daughter, and day care centers are very expensive.... My daughter’s father helps a little when he feels like it. My [...]
Case 527
I have a sexually transmitted disease that... doesn’t have a cure. It is difficult for me to consider getting married in the future... because I don’t want it to be my fault for someone else to be harmed, and I also think it would be very hard to tell a potential wife about it. How can I deal with this? What can I think about that would encourage me? Dear Friend, We are very sorry [...]
Case 526
I have been married for twenty-nine years. Three years ago, a woman lied to my husband and told him that I was having an affair with her boyfriend. Since then he mistreats me and verbally abuses me. I feel like I don’t love him anymore, and I want him to leave, but he won’t do it. He says that he loves me, but he makes my life impossible.... He also consulted a witch who told [...]