| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Abusive/Controlling Relationship | 12/4/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: Your question was OK well almost 2 months ago, I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years. He moved ...
A: Jennifer, If you are describing things accurately it is best you DO NOT get back in to a ...
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| Father-in-law vs Son-in-Law Antaginist | 12/4/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: My very successful son-in-law constantly knocks our family. For instance, berating my hearing, ...
A: Ray, Way to go on taking the high road and being honorable. There are a couple things you could do. ...
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| How do I know it was an abusive relationship? | 12/2/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have a question for you. Last summer (2006) I met a guy I really liked. Our relationship started ...
A: Tali, You willingly went into this crazy situation. I would imagine you are more embarrassed that ...
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| family | 11/30/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have recently become a grandmother to two beautiful little boys. I babysit them twice a week, for ...
A: Jenny, You have a couple choices. Stop watching them. Tolerate that bad behavior. Calmly ask your ...
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| will the fighting ever end? | 11/29/2007 | Azure |
Q: Josh and I started dating about 4 years ago. We have known each other since we were teenagers ...
A: i don't believe in staying in bad relationships for the child's sake (probably a MORE detrimental ...
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| will the fighting ever end? | 11/29/2007 | Azure |
Q: Josh and I started dating about 4 years ago. We have known each other since we were teenagers ...
A: have you considered the possibility that it's really all over here but for the shouting?..during a ...
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| problems with my boyfriend | 11/29/2007 | Azure |
Q: my name is susie. i currently turned 20. i have been with my boyfriend for about 3 years and 5 ...
A: any guy who physically abuses you, or threatens to, even just once, should be arrested, and ...
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| rebuild my marriage | 11/28/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: David, you help me to focus on my marriage and I will try my best. You help me to get down to the ...
A: Many women long for a man whose main focus is being a husband and father. You inability to truly ...
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| Boyfriend. | 11/28/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: Hey, David. When I first hooked up with my boyfriend, it was great, he was really nice and ...
A: Michelle, If you don't have the strength to break up with him then you shouldn't be dating in the ...
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| my daughter in an abusive marriage | 11/28/2007 | Dwayne Anderson |
Q: I have a step daughter who is married to a man that is physically verbally and sexually abusive ...
A: she must get help immediately. Abuse should never be tolerated. Abuse comes in many forms: physical ...
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| I think my b/f could be abusing me... | 11/27/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: Ok umm my b/f is 22 and im 17, he has a drinking problem and last Sat. i honeslty was scared of him ...
A: Jenni, C'mon this is not love. You must be running away from something or trying to prove something ...
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| back and forth | 11/27/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: Been off and on with this girl for about 5 years. we were in loove for awhile then things got VERY ...
A: Alex, This is NOT love. This is craziness being allowed to run rampant. This is no way to start or ...
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| How can I break free from him | 11/26/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been a friend with this co-worker for 6 years. He is married but separated with his wife and ...
A: I seems you need to bring action into your marriage. Not bringing it in is what makes no spark ...
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| Drowning | 11/24/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I've been with my husband for 5 years. I knew he/we had issues from the beginning, but he has always ...
A: Lisa, If he did all the things that you indicated how come you have not involved the police? If you ...
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| when a person mistreats you ( revised) | 11/19/2007 | james52144@earthlink.net |
Q: I have known this guy over a year,its was an LDR, we have corresponded via phone, email,vidoe etc,in ...
A: The real question is why are you so torn up about a person you have never met? It is obvious that he ...
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| How can I break free from him | 11/19/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been a friend with this co-worker for 6 years. He is married but separated with his wife and ...
A: I would say you are in love with a fantasy because you struggle with your reality. You need to focus ...
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| Is he a Sociopath or Pathological Liar? | 11/17/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I am have been with a man for 2.5 years now and have been engaged for the past 11 months and from ...
A: Sarah, Listen carefully. This man will never change. He is to a point where he is unable to (without ...
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| confused | 11/14/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been dating a guy that I met on the Internet for about a year now. I live and work with him. ...
A: Ruby, Finances shouldn't matter. This is behavior that your children are seeing you put up with. If ...
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| How can I break free from him | 11/14/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been a friend with this co-worker for 6 years. He is married but separated with his wife and ...
A: Foolish, I can't help with normal. The pain you feel is normal. What you need to do is do action ...
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| Abusive relationship | 11/13/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been married for 30 years. Up until this year I have been working since I was 14 years. I ...
A: E, Call the police next time abuse happens. You can get an order of protection and then he is out of ...
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| confused | 11/7/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: My concern is this I have been dating my boyfriend for about 6 long years, and living with him in ...
A: Jenna, So how much more of your life are you willing to waste with this guy. What has been the point ...
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| frustrated by the situation I have here | 11/6/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have got frustrated by the situation I have here: I am 26 years old, Iranian, I met V, a nice ...
A: R, I can't make the decision for you. I would bring this issue up in the marital therapy and maybe ...
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| is he abusive- or do I drive him to this | 11/5/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: My boyfriend and I have been dating for 3 yrs. He is seemingly a low key kind of guy- very ...
A: Abby, I suggest you get out of the relationship until he is ready to start changing his behavior. ...
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| abuse | 11/4/2007 | Azure |
Q: My husband and I have been married for a year. he has hurt me before, but it has been several ...
A: the "way" is to leave the jerk, and consider filing assault charges; this is abuse on many ...
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| How to end an abusive relationship | 11/4/2007 | Azure |
Q: My ex-wife who is still my close friend is now involved in an abusive relationship. Her new partner ...
A: "being there" is different than continued efforts to try and convince someone to make a change; i'm ...
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| he cheated on me | 11/4/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I didn't believe in long distance relationship and neither did my boyfriend but somehow we got ...
A: Maggie, C'mon maggie there is no "force" keeping you guys together. You want to believe you are ...
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| How to end an abusive relationship | 11/3/2007 | Azure |
Q: My ex-wife who is still my close friend is now involved in an abusive relationship. Her new partner ...
A: you seem to be heading her in the right direction; ultimately, only SHE can elect to in essence save ...
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| frustrated by the situation I have here: sexless/passionless marriage | 11/3/2007 | james52144@earthlink.net |
Q: I have got frustrated by the situation I have here: I am 26 years old, Iranian, I met V, a nice ...
A: It sounds like you are in denial of the fact that you are living with a emotionally challenged ...
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| frustrated by the situation I have here | 11/3/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have got frustrated by the situation I have here: I am 26 years old, Iranian, I met V, a nice ...
A: R. I think you aren't married so this is what I would encourage you to do. GO HOME. This is not a ...
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| Controlling behavior | 11/1/2007 | Azure |
Q: I have been researching controlling behavior in relationships- and am finding that my boyfriend has ...
A: 4 months and already all of this unhealthy drama--what happens when insecurities/neediness lead ...
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| How do I help my daughter leave her controlling boyfriend? | 10/30/2007 | Azure |
Q: I have a 20 year old daughter who has been in a relationship with a young man who is a year younger ...
A: this has gone on FAR TOO LONG; you can't continue to "enable" her if she continues to see him, and ...
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| What should I do? | 10/29/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: Ive been in a relationship for a little over two years now, for the first 5 months of our ...
A: Amber, GET OUT NOW. This is not a place for your daughter to be raised. If you CHOOSE to not move ...
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| Am i a whore? | 10/29/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: I Have been doing the friends with benefits thing with a guy (that i truly have now fallen for) for ...
A: Amanda, To answer your questions shortly no, whores get paid. If you accept payment then you would ...
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| Stealing sister | 10/28/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: My mother is 88 years old and she has early Alzheimers. She can function well, except that her short ...
A: SL, I would suggest that you go to the court and show that your mom is incompetent to rule her own ...
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| realationship | 10/28/2007 | james52144@earthlink.net |
Q: i've been seeing a 34year old man for about 3 months. He told me some of the abuse he and his twin ...
A: If he is not responding to you, that is a message all by itself. It is not whether you are ...
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| Codependent | 10/26/2007 | Azure |
Q: I hear that term a lot, codependency, when it comes to relationships, but I honestly really don't ...
A: well, alot of stuff there; good to see you've matured, learned some good life lessons; as for ...
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| Controlling Relationship | 10/25/2007 | Dwayne Anderson |
Q: I feel deep down inside that I was involved in a controlling relationship with my boyfriend of 3 ...
A: you have every right to see your friends and do other things besides being in this relationship. ...
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| Codependent | 10/24/2007 | Azure |
Q: I hear that term a lot, codependency, when it comes to relationships, but I honestly really don't ...
A: it's essentially when each person is emotionally dependent on the other for the bulk of their ...
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| arguing relationship | 10/24/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: i have been with this guy for about a year and a half when we first met everything was good except ...
A: Mayela, This is a sad situation, it seems you have come to the conclusion that you can't leave this ...
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| im almost positive that this is a verbally abusive relationship | 10/23/2007 | David Simonsen |
Q: i'll try to give you a synopsis of everything i feel that has gone wrong, and some facts to go along ...
A: Auri, Yikes, why would you stay with him knowing all this scary information? Are you that desperate. ...
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