Case 186
I am struggling with my vices, which are the Internet, pornography, and sexual desires.... It’s a struggle in which I always fail. So I’m sending this message in order to receive a response from you... Dear Friend, You have taken the first step, which is admitting that you have a problem, and the second step, which is realizing that you are actually controlled by sexual temptation. However, even though these steps are the beginning of [...]
Case 185
I have been working in a fast food restaurant for eight months. Every day I observed my coworkers taking money from the cash register and stealing it without a second thought. For more than five months I avoided that dreadful misconduct, but the temptation was always there. Two months ago I fell into the destructive behavior of stealing from the register, and now it has become a vicious cycle. But since that first day I [...]
Case 184
I am a seventeen-year-old girl who is in love with an older teacher. He likes me a lot and is very attentive to me. He has bought my lunch, but at the same time I feel badly because he could be my father. I don’t know what to do. I’m very attracted to him. Help me! Dear Friend, Thank you for asking for our advice. What you have written makes it clear that you don’t [...]
Case 183
My older brother died at forty-two years of age, and the loss I felt was so great that... I stopped praying and going to church. Just writing these lines has been very difficult, but since I subscribed to receive your messages by email two weeks ago, I decided to take the risk. I don’t want to keep feeling this resentment toward God for having lost my brother. Why do I feel this way? Dear Friend, [...]
Case 182
Three years ago my husband left home for another woman. We have two school-age children. My husband... doesn’t give me anything for them... even though he told me that he was going to help with the daily expenses.... Now I’m thinking of seeking child support. I had not wanted to resort to this, but it’s not fair that my children go through hardships. I work, but at times I can’t provide all that they need. [...]
Case 181
I have said “I do” plan to marry a wonderful woman (in many ways) but who does not completely fulfill my expectations physically (primarily because she is overweight), and my family won’t accept her because she is seven years older than I am.... I don’t know how to keep from marrying her (and I’m confused about whether I should go ahead with it or not) because I do love her, but I’m afraid that I’m [...]
Case 180
I live with a man [who] is thirteen years older than I am.... We have three children together that show signs of abuse, because he is a very aggressive person.... He has hit me [too].... He doesn’t want to marry me... and I know that I shouldn’t stay with him; but it hurts to think of leaving him, and I don’t know what to do. I feel desperate!... Everyone who knows us says that I [...]
Case 179
When I found out that my husband had a son with another woman, it made me sick, but I asked God to help me to forgive him.... My daughters and my family all say that I am wrong, that by accepting the child I am glossing over the sin; but I don’t see it like that.... For three months the child, who is now eight years old, even came to live with us. He had [...]
Case 178
I trusted my wife completely until she left home to work far away.... Every week I took care of our four-year-old daughter. As time passed, my wife began to change. Then one day she said she wanted a separation, that she didn’t love me anymore, because she was back together with her ex-boyfriend. At first she said that there had been no physical relationship with him, then later that they had only kissed.... I forgave [...]