Case 447
I was very young when I got married, and my marriage has not been what I had expected due to lack of attention, a lot of arguments, blaming, and violence. So I began a simultaneous relationship that I started with meetings just to talk, in which I felt I was having my needs met by being supported and understood, leading all the way to intimacy. That obviously secret relationship lasted for two years. A year [...]
Case 446
After fifteen years, I have begun to see my ex-girlfriend again. We are now both married. For the last three years she has been going to my mother’s house and taking gifts.... A year ago we saw each other in church. We greeted one another, and I met her husband and son.... Last month she called me, and... we then met in a coffee shop, where she confided that she still misses me and wants [...]
Case 445
I am a single mother who will be forty in a few months. My son is ten and is a great kid. But even though I enjoy his company very much, every day I feel lonely and unhappy for not having a house and a home for him. I would have liked to do things well in my life, to have married and to have a decent home.... My son wants us to have a [...]
Case 444
I want to know why God won’t answer me. For over a month I’ve been suffering from stomach pain and gastrointestinal distress. I was so miserable that I called the pastor to pray for me. That same day I decided to give my heart to God. I thought that everything would get better. I did get some relief... but I am still not completely well. Sometimes I tell God to either heal me or go [...]
Case 443
Many years ago my parents were murdered.... The scene continues to pass through my mind, and I ask God to help me forget those memories. My grandmother, an aunt, and some other relatives helped my sister and me to move on. Now we are professional women with great ambitions. However, it’s very hard for me to accept what happened, and... I cry and beg God to take my life. It feels like I fall into [...]
Case 442
I have been married for almost two years, and my daughter is almost a year old. When my daughter was born, we decided to come and live with my mother-in-law.... I was in agreement because my wife is her only living child and her husband left her. We have serious arguments. She doesn’t do what I ask. She goes out with her mother wherever she wants to go, without asking for my opinion.... I feel [...]
Case 441
My boyfriend left me for another woman. She had more money than I do, so I got very jealous. I tried different methods to forget about him, but I couldn’t. I started getting drunk, and now when I see him I follow him. But when I arrive at his house, he hits me hard. He has even broken my hand. I hope that Christ can forgive me. Dear Friend, You describe multiple problems in just [...]
Case 440
About a year ago I was in a relationship with a girl and had plans to marry her, but it all fell apart. I was so hurt that till this very day I’m afraid to fall in love again, which is why I’m still single. The thing is that now I’m only attracted to young girls from twelve to sixteen years old. I know I shouldn’t fall in love with girls that are so young, [...]
Case 439
I am sixteen years old and just graduated from high school.... I come from a low-income family who are smothering me with their constant advice that I should work, even though they know that I can’t; but they also want me to study what they prefer, and not what I am passionate about, which is psychology. I don’t feel supported and, if I get a scholarship because of my good grades, I’m not sure if [...]