Case 780

Marriage (Adultery/Infidelity)|

About a month ago I found out that my husband was being unfaithful to me.... I had never before been hurt as much as that… As soon as his infidelity was discovered, he separated from the woman and ended the secret relationship.... He has asked me to forgive him because he doesn’t want to lose me. We have a six-year-old daughter who misses her father a great deal when he is not home. Because of [...]

Case 781

Adult children|

I have a grandson that I raised like a son because his parents abandoned him.... I love him with all my heart.... He has always told me that he would still be a virgin when he got married.... But two weeks ago I found a negative pregnancy test in his bedroom.... I confronted him, and he categorically denied it until he finally confessed it. I told him that the saddest thing was that he disobeyed [...]

Case 779

Abandonment of Spouse|

My wife left me five years ago. We have a seventeen-year-old son who lives with me most of the time. I am a leader at my Christian church. I would like to make a fresh start. It seems impossible to get back together with my wife, even though I waited for her and told her so. But I can’t start over with another woman either [because of my Biblical view of marriage]. I have been [...]

Case 778

Family|

I work all day and get home very tired. Sometimes my shifts are twenty-four hours.... I live in a rented house. A relative of mine also lives there who is a university student and doesn’t help with any of the expenses. I don’t ask her for anything, except good behavior, but she mistreats me and insults me. She has an obsession with cleanliness and tries to make me feel badly for what I do in [...]

Case 777

Adult children|

I am forty-seven, married, and have three children. My eldest daughter, who is twenty-three and is about to finish her professional degree, is pregnant and has never introduced us to the father of the child. It is difficult for us as a Christian couple to know how to deal with this situation.... We thought we had taught our daughter the ways of God. We don’t know how to act, but we do know that we [...]

Case 776

Cohabitation|

After eight years in a relationship with my boyfriend... we separated for a period of time in which he was with other women.... We then decided that we would try again, and we even talked about getting married. But when I found out about the other women, I confronted him. He denies everything, even though I have proof, and he constantly lies to me.... I am very fearful of uniting my life to someone who [...]

Case 775

Death / Grief, Suicide/Suicide Attempt|

Eight years ago the father of my children committed suicide.... I was very unhappy, so I had decided to leave him and take my children.... He was unfaithful to me and hurt me a lot. That night that it happened he said that he wished I were dead. I was really scared because I could see evil in his eyes. He told me he was going to take his own life, but I didn’t take [...]

Case 774

Romantic Relationships/Courtship (Uncertainty/Doubt)|

I am twenty-six years old. I was in a relationship with a woman that began three years ago and ended five months ago. The reason we broke up was that I wasn’t sure if I should take the next step of getting engaged because I still didn’t know my sweetheart that well. Now I feel that I love her very much, but she has another boyfriend now. I feel guilty. What do you advise me [...]

Case 773

Marriage (Indifference/Expression of Affection)|

I have been married for twelve years and have one son. My husband and I were happy up until he met one of our neighbors. He now spends all his time with her and pays no attention to me. He’s been acting so cold toward me that it feels like I’m no longer important to him.   I love him, but what can I do so that he’ll change? He doesn’t listen to us anymore. [...]