I have a happy home with a great husband and a six-year-old daughter. I would have liked to have had more children, but my husband won’t risk it since a pregnancy could put my life in danger.... It has been very difficult to get used to the idea of not having more children.... I convinced [...]
My wife and I went to work in another country for five years. In all that time, my girls were practically alone. As might be expected, they stopped going to church. This has caused me to sink into a depression that has lasted for years. I feel like I am not worth anything, and I [...]
I got married when I was nineteen without knowing that I had a hereditary disease called hemophilia.... But everything was fine until I had to have surgery on my knees. Since then my marriage has been an odyssey. I suffered depression for the first time, and even tried to commit suicide by swallowing poison. Now [...]
Until a few days ago, I was in a relationship with a guy that I’ve known for years. He was living in another country, but came to live in my country so that he could be with me. After a few months, he decided to leave because he didn’t like living here. I supported his [...]
My parents never helped me with the low physical self-esteem that I had while growing up, so I stopped eating. Well, I would eat, but I’d vomit afterward, until my parents found out and disciplined me very harshly. Years passed, and the illness was always there in the background. Now I am twenty-two, and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I am a twenty-one-year-old woman.... For the past nine months or so I’ve been suffering from anxiety. This condition has been very difficult for me, making me feel uneasy, insecure, and indecisive. Two months ago, as a last resort, I went to the doctor.... I feel bad about that. I believe that it is a [...]
A month ago we found out that my husband’s father has cancer.... It is already stage four.... My relationship with my father-in-law has always been distant. I have never received any support or advice from him. When we visit at his house, very seldom do we interact. We hardly ever get past saying hello. I [...]
