| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| "out of NOWHERE?" | 3/5/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I have been living with my boyfriend for 4 months and last night he became angry with me because he ...
A: congratulation on doing the right thing for you and your children. Let him know that you do not ...
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| controlling relationship | 3/5/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been seeing this guy for a year and a half. It started off on the wrong foot. He told me ...
A: Oh Amanda, Life! It is a challenge, isn't it? And the challenge is not in the things that happen ...
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| Help | 3/5/2008 | Azure |
Q: I have been with my fiance for about a year and a half now. He has always had an anger problem ...
A: the choices; staying in the name of love and risking further physical, verbal, emotional abuse, or ...
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| help! | 3/3/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I met my husband 4 years ago and things seemed alright in the begining as they always are! After I ...
A: no it is not easy to say leave it is the most difficult thing to do because of your emotional ...
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| 6yr marriage with child involved | 3/3/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been married for 6 yrs. We have been together a total of 13 yrs. My husband turned a complete ...
A: Annalisa, Your husband needs help. Emotional abuse is damaging. It can break a person's spirit, ...
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| My Friend | 3/1/2008 | Azure |
Q: OK, my friend has been with this guy for maybe a year and a half now. She met him online and the ...
A: not alot of options--you can continue to try and convince her as to getting out--you can even bring ...
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| my daughter is in a verbally absive ralationship | 3/1/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: my daughter age 18 & 8 months pregnant. her boyfriend is 25 and is an alcoholic and does ...
A: The most difficult thing is to see our children hurting and you feel like your hands are tied and ...
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| hi francis can you help me please | 3/1/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: my names kelli im 21 years old, 3 years ago i started to go out with a man called shane who is 32 ...
A: that was a long history, you are asking someone to change and put you and the relationship first and ...
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| possessiveness | 2/29/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: i am in a terrible relationship. my partner has become a pain in the neck. he stalks me and get ...
A: Sarah, It seems to me that you could be in danger. Are you living with this man? Your ...
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| relationship and money | 2/29/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been in this relationship for 10 years. During those ten years I have worked full time and ...
A: Lee, Sometimes, in cases like yours, I ask myself, what is marriage about, if not about love? And ...
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| Help | 2/29/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I am desperate I want my relationship to work but don't know how I have been with him 5 years now ...
A: It takes courage to break a pattern. You are so dependent on him you do not see your talent and ...
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| Controlling Relationship | 2/29/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I have been with a guy who recently came home from jail and I've been with him before he went in. ...
A: you need to get away and start over, their are many agencies from the government that can help you. ...
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| abusive husband | 2/28/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I know I am emotionally and mentally abused- the physical abuse started mild and is escalating- I am ...
A: Lisa, I have seen your follow-up. As a victim of prolonged abuse, you might say you could still get ...
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| Verbal Abuse | 2/27/2008 | Azure |
Q: I have been with my husband for 13 years, we started dating when I was 14 and have been married ...
A: time to see the realities--we both know this unhealthy arrangement, for you AND the kids, should ...
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| mental abuse | 2/26/2008 | Azure |
Q: My husband and I have been together for almost 15 years, We started dating when we were in high ...
A: at this point, there's only 2 possible ways it will have a chance of improving; either couples ...
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| abusive husband | 2/24/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I know I am emotionally and mentally abused- the physical abuse started mild and is escalating- I am ...
A: Lisa, Classic case of the abusive relationship. The isolation, attack on your self esteem, the ...
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| Daughter's unhealthy relationship | 2/22/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I really feel that I need to run this situation by someone who is an expert so here goes. Back in ...
A: Leslie, Sorry for the delay in responding to you. I had problems with my Internet service. I can ...
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| Pregnancy and an abusive relationship | 2/21/2008 | David Simonsen |
Q: I'm really looking for some straight forward advice! I got into my first relationship, thinking all ...
A: Whitney, Your concern now should be simply about the welfare of the child. Please DO NOT consider ...
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| hi | 2/21/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: Please answer what u can as this is a cross and inter disciplinary question. And I don’t expect u to ...
A: Call Social Services. They will take care of all your concerns. My heart goes out to the mother, ...
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| My married friend is being abused | 2/20/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: My friend and her husband were visiting over the weekend from out of town. They got into a fight ...
A: Stacy, Frustration is no excuse for abuse. Your friend could be letting embarrassment keep her ...
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| Abusive boyfriend.. | 2/20/2008 | james52144@earthlink.net |
Q: Friday Febuary 15, 2008. My boyfriend and I only been together for 2 mos. and we were drinking ...
A: You did nothing wrong. Sometimes we fall in love with people who have deep emotional problems. We go ...
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| help | 2/20/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: my ex and i started out as lovers.we initiated our boyfriend girlfriend reltionship it just didn't ...
A: You are looking for understanding and to make sense of someone abusing you and treating you with no ...
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| silent treatment | 2/20/2008 | David Simonsen |
Q: i have told him i will not be going this year ,i am in the middle of a serious sex abuse case and ...
A: Bernadette, I would suggest since you are seeing a counselor you bring this up to that person. They ...
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| Weird? | 2/19/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I hope you can help me.I dated this guy about a year back.We dated for only a couple weeks.It kinda ...
A: Carni, Your life is still yours. This man might be a nice guy, as a friend. But his approach to ...
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| Weird? | 2/19/2008 | David Simonsen |
Q: I hope you can help me.I dated this guy about a year back.We dated for only a couple weeks.It kinda ...
A: Cami, I would do the following. Block him from your my space, change your phone number and eliminate ...
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| hello | 2/19/2008 | james52144@earthlink.net |
Q: just wondering if you can help me i am separated from my husband of 30years and i just cant seem to ...
A: It is okay to love him, and to protect yourself first. If he is abusing you, it may be painful to ...
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| dating problems | 2/17/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: me and this girl like each other but she is afraid that if she breaks up with her boyfriend and ...
A: it is best that you do not get involve with her now suggest to her that she has to finish with her ...
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| datin problems | 2/17/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: me and this girl like each other.. but were both scared cuz of the guy she is with.. i mean ... he's ...
A: Todd, People usually care a whole lot about their intimate relationships. The right thing would be ...
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| Was i a bad boyfriend? | 2/16/2008 | Azure |
Q: Alright, all afternoon i have been reading up on people who have been abused in the relationships. ...
A: it's bigger than that--she's a kid, acting like a kid that needs, wants, and should have, the ...
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| Abusive husband Need help ! | 2/15/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: Your question was I am writing this mail in the hope probably i get to understand what is going on ...
A: Mahdvi, I am so sorry. I saw your original letter back on my site, but did not realize that you had ...
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| Emotional Abuse | 2/14/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I am in a situation where I need some clarity about what I am facing. To keep this short, a person ...
A: Vanessa, This older man you care about has a history of being a sexual molester and a spouse ...
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| control | 2/13/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: MY husband wants and expects that I express my thoughts and feelings a certain way. If I don't he ...
A: yes it is controlling behavior, and it can get better if you do not get help or break out of this ...
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| verbal abuse | 2/12/2008 | Azure |
Q: Hey, my name is Chrissy and i'm 17 years old. I had been with my boyfriend for 2 years when we broke ...
A: i'd highly recommend counseling--the guy did you a HUGE FAVOR by disappearing--these abusive, ...
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| staying away from emotionally abusive men | 2/12/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: Well, to start with, I am 37 years old. I was raised in a "broken" home, there was a NASTY divorce, ...
A: Wendy, The payoff is the attention, no matter how trickling or how toxic. The rejected child ...
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| 14 year old daughter | 2/11/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I could write pages and pages because my daughters life seems to be more dramatic then I can even ...
A: the relationship your daughter has with her boyfriend did not start with her boyfriend it is what ...
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| Confused... | 2/9/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: My problem is this... I don’t live with my parents,( I’m 23 years old, female) but sometimes I ...
A: Jenna, it is obvious that you are bothered by what you think may be your parents' sexual behavior ...
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| confused | 2/9/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: My problem is this... I don’t live with my parents,( I’m 23 years old female) but sometimes I think, ...
A: as a child growing up did you see your parents being very open about their sexuality in front of ...
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| relationship | 2/6/2008 | Eugenia Springer, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been married for 11 years but I believe that I deserve to be loved better than this. My ...
A: Angel, of course you want to be in a loving, mutually respecting relationship, and you deserve to ...
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| Am I crazy? | 2/6/2008 | David Simonsen |
Q: I have been married for 4 years. Second marriage for both of us. We have a child together (2 1/2) ...
A: Marni, This is unfortunate. Part of the problem is that you were desperate to get out of one ...
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| Traumatized by an abusive man | 2/5/2008 | Francis Hosein |
Q: I am so lost i dont even know where to start. I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years, and 6 ...
A: sorry to hear that you are going through so much difficulty with your ex. Taking steps is changing ...
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