Case 150
I lost interest in my wife and became a compulsive spender. Instead of depositing to our joint account, I was the one who spent the most money. Time after time she begged me to light the fire in our relationship, but instead of listening to what she wanted, I continued spending more and more money each day, all the way down to the last penny in our bank account. One day she couldn’t take it [...]
Case 149
I have two sons, ages eighteen and sixteen, from my first marriage.... Both their father and their stepfather see only their shortcomings.... As a result, I have wanted to give them all the things that I never had—love, friendship, respect, and material possessions—, but I believe that I made a mistake with my oldest son. I’m afraid that I’ve created a monster: someone who doesn’t want to help, stays angry, and likes to throw money [...]
Case 148
Lately my life has been a disaster.... I’ve had problems with my wife, and we are in the beginning stages of a divorce.... I have gotten in the habit of drinking almost every day, and one of those times when I was drunk... I stole some electronic equipment from a friend. I ended up returning it, but my conscience won’t leave me in peace. I know that is the price you pay for doing bad [...]
Case 147
After twenty-five years of marriage, I found out that ten years ago my husband had an affair from which a little girl was born. I was furious and wanted to leave him. But as time has passed, we have managed to accept what happened. One day he confessed to me that ever since the time that I found out about the affair he has not returned to see his daughter, who must be about nine [...]
Case 146
I’ve been married for eighteen years. I thought everything was going well, until my thirty-six-year-old wife met a twenty-four-year-old guy on the Internet, who worked in another country. They began to talk on the phone and my wife says that they fell in love. She says that she has never loved me and will never love me. Desperate to find out if this guy is the love of her life, she went to visit him [...]
Case 145
I am a single woman.... I met a guy about a year ago... and one day I accepted a date with him.... We had been going out only about a week when he asked me to have sexual relations with him, but I wouldn’t do it. He got mad and said that I was selfish and immature. He let me know that if I wanted to continue going out with him, I would have [...]
Case 144
About four years ago I had a relationship with a man who is twelve years older than I am.... After being with him about five months, I discovered... alarming details about him, among others that he had been in jail for three years, that he likes marijuana, that he hates his mother, that he is a womanizer, and that he still had a close relationship with a former lover and their children.... At the same [...]
Case 143
Thirty-one years ago, my mother abandoned us because she was abused by my jealous father.... Our home was a living hell, because we older three children were also abused. Six months ago, I found my mother after all these years.... I haven’t wanted to tell my father, since he always forbade us to even mention my mother. But I don’t feel that I am betraying him or hiding it from him, but rather that it’s [...]
Case 142
Hi! I am fifteen years old, and I need some advice. It seems like my father prefers to work instead of spending time with his family. This problem has gone on forever, according to my grandmother. I know that he has to work, but he is too dedicated to his job. Sometimes he has worked on Sundays even though he didn’t have to. The point I am making is that he acts like he lives [...]