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| I need help please | 10/11/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I want to give some background, that I believe will make it easier to understand my dilemma.... My ... A: You are still dealing with this 7 years later because you didn't deal with it the first time. You ... | ||
| Adultery | 10/4/2011 | Dr. Mabel Swaby |
| Q: Last night I was laying on the bed and my wife was standing, I asked her out of the blue when she ... A: I have a few questions in order to respond to you with helpful information. I know this situation is ... | ||
| IS THERE STILL HOPE | 9/24/2011 | Dr. Mabel Swaby |
| Q: i have been married since 2004 to a wonderful wife. i love God and i ve been saved since 2001. i ... A: "Yes there is hope" Our Heavenly Father is always ready to forgive when we ask. He proved that to ... | ||
| Dealing with a crush when you're married | 9/24/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My husband of 5 years and I have been going through a rough patch in our marriage for quite a while. ... A: It's insightful of you to see what is going on as it's happening. Most people wait until disaster ... | ||
| Cheating on Deployment | 9/21/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I am a soldier in the Army. I have been in for about 2 years now, and it has not been the best on my ... A: I hate to break it to you, but cheating in the military is rampant. It's not because military ... | ||
| CAN GOD STILL USE ME | 9/20/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: i have been married since 2004 to a wonderful wife. i love God and i ve been saved since 2001. i ... A: God doesn't call perfect people to minister for him. He calls humans. Human beings are flawed ... | ||
| My step dad it is cheating on my mom. | 9/14/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My mom and stepdad has been together since I was 3, I am now 19. My mom went on a trip a month ago ... A: First of all, your parent's business is their business. It's not your place to get involved. That ... | ||
| Adultery Parent | 9/11/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I grew up from young with a serial cheater for a father. He started his flings when I was 7 years ... A: You are not going to like my answer, but here it is. Don't borrow trouble. The questions that you ... | ||
| Emotional affair on husband | 9/6/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I have this dilemma that I have been going through for almost three years. I have been sort of ... A: YES, You keep ignoring him until he goes away! It will probably escalate before it dies down, but he ... | ||
| How do I repent? | 8/23/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I cheated on my husband. We have a 10 year marriage, 2 years courtship before that. we have two kids ... A: You just have to be patient. What he is going through is normal for the situation. if you are ... | ||
| How do I repent? | 8/18/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I cheated on my husband. We have a 10 year marriage, 2 years courtship before that. we have two kids ... A: If what you say is true, you are doing all you can. It will just take time to heal what was broken. ... | ||
| cheating | 8/17/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: so here's my situation: my girlfriend an I moved in together a month and a half ago, and on our ... A: First of all, I believe in honesty. That's what you want from her after all. I wouldn't hide the ... | ||
| cheating | 8/16/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: so here's my situation: my girlfriend an I moved in together a month and a half ago, and on our ... A: I think it's totally rational to mistrust someone who blacks out when she drinks and makes out with ... | ||
| My husband cheated. Now what? | 8/15/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: my husband and I have been together for 17 years. We met as teenagers. I was his first and only ... A: Q: Do couples really survive infidelity? A: Yes, if they make a commitment to. But "surviving" ... | ||
| Infidelity Images | 8/12/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My wife and I were married for over 13years. We have a beautiful 6 year old child. Up to 2 years ago ... A: As to how to lessen the pain, just stay so busy doing things that you enjoy that you don't have time ... | ||
| Wife cheated with another woman | 8/12/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My wife cheated on me with a woman friend from work. I know this friend and her husband, not very ... A: If you are not friends with the other man (not just know him casually, but true friends), leave it ... | ||
| bi-polar infidelity | 8/10/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: Recently found out my wife had affairs with 5 men and even got pregnant and had an abortion. She was ... A: You are giving me too much power to answer that question for you. Only you can define the boundaries ... | ||
| Things off my chest | 8/9/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I've gotten advice here from before and I know I;m going to write you a story but I really need to ... A: Q: I guess my question for you is do you think he went to see her, A; Yes. Q: Do you think he ... | ||
| Husband had an emotional affair | 7/29/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My husband of 13 years is having an affair. He is still living at home and sleeping in the basement. ... A: I thought I answered that above :), but let me try again. Your focus is on being the woman that ... | ||
| Husband had an emotional affair | 7/28/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My husband of 13 years is having an affair. He is still living at home and sleeping in the basement. ... A: Since your husband and you have agreed that he should stay in the basement until the new year, it ... | ||
| Is this cheating? | 7/14/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My boyfriend and I moved in together two months ago, with the promise to stay together our entire ... A: No, I would not classify this as cheating. Lying and betrayal of trust, yes. Cheating, no. What HE ... | ||
| cheating husband | 7/13/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I've been married for 9 years to my husband. We have 3 daughters and he has 1 son outisde of our ... A: The first step is for you to determine what you value and what you want. Until you know that, you ... | ||
| Affair | 7/8/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I will make this short but to the point, my husband had an affair with my best friend, who is also ... A: My stance on "to-tell-or-not-to-tell" depends. If you are friends with the husband, I would advocate ... | ||
| Relationship problem | 7/6/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: my name is George, i am 28 and i have a fiancee of 24. We have been together for 4 years so far most ... A: Nothing that you have said changes the fact that everyone I know who has done this has regretted it. ... | ||
| Relationship problem | 7/6/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: my name is George, i am 28 and i have a fiancee of 24. We have been together for 4 years so far most ... A: In my professional experience, EVERY ONE of the people who have done this (regardless of whether ... | ||
| Affair | 6/27/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I don't know how to deal with this issue with my husband.I think my husband was seeing another woman ... A: Congratulations on getting in the driver's seat instead of just going along for the ride! It feels a ... | ||
| emotional affair | 6/23/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: well my question is weve been seperated for more than a month now, ive arranged my daughter to see ... A: It sounds like your questions are of a legal nature, so an attorney in your local area would be the ... | ||
| Infidelity | 6/23/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My husband cheated on me and now he has a baby on the way. I have no idea what to do. Do I try to ... A: I think the answer depends a lot on what you and your husband want to do. This is a decision for the ... | ||
| My husband and Female Escorts | 6/21/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My husband and I have been married for almost two years he was my best friend and not the type to ... A: No, it's not okay in most relationships for one partner to lie and carry on other romantic ... | ||
| Facebook fiasco | 6/21/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My now ex husband and I had been married for 24 years as of last year. I found out that he found his ... A: My advice for your 21 year old is to be honest and have the relationship with her father that he ... | ||
| abandoned,cheating on me and has been diagnosewith pancreatic cancer and refuses to seek treatment | 6/11/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: what to do?we've been married since 8-28-10 and I had a miscarriage and had to go through that ... A: My advice is to let this go. You said yourself that "his behavior says opposite." Don't believe his ... | ||
| Affair | 6/10/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I don't know how to deal with this issue with my husband.I think my husband was seeing another woman ... A: Of course letting go has been difficult! "Letting go" sounds like it means going against your ... | ||
| affair | 6/8/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I don't know how to proceed on issues with my wife. Rumors persists and unexplained red flags keep ... A: My advice is to trust your gut. I think you already know what's going on. We generally don't have ... | ||
| Lying, personality disorder or both? | 6/7/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My wife cheated with a co worker. Thousands of texts per month were exchanged. After I found out she ... A: If your therapist says your wife has a personality disorder, I'd trust that. I really can't say as ... | ||
| My father | 6/7/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My name is Claire and I am fourteen years old. I have an amazing mom and a wonderful brother. My ... A: Your relationship with your father is built upon your past associations as are all relationships. ... | ||
| concerns about cheating | 6/5/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I am writing in hopes of finding some answers for my mother. I appreciate any advice you may have ... A: Q: Is it ever okay to be in contact with an ex and not inform your partner? A: that depends on ... | ||
| Am I the other woman? | 6/5/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: My name is "Mae" and I'm 27 years old! I had been married for ten years when all this started to ... A: Your married man has either lied to you or changed his mind about being with you and has decided to ... | ||
| my marriage | 6/5/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: . my husband doesn't live wid me he lives in Australia. we had really amazing relationship both love ... A: First of all, if you want to have a happy, healthy marriage, you both have to live in the same ... | ||
| He cheated again, I said no contact, and then there was ;( | 6/2/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I'm so distraught, I don't even know where to begin. I've never felt such hurt and betrayl. My ... A: First of all, let me tell you that your emotional roller coaster is normal for the situation. Most ... | ||
| right decision? | 6/2/2011 | Laura Giles |
| Q: I have been married for 16 years to a person in the same profession. We have two kids aged 6 and 10 ... A: It sounds like there is a values conflict, but before you make any decisions, I'd get some clarity ... | ||
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Marital, relationship, adultery, children out of wedlock, divorce, custody, visitation, support, co-parenting, mediation, counseling, group counseling, step-parenting, pre-marital, and reconciling issues
I teach parent education classes and a group for people who are trying to strengthen their relationships in addition to providing individual counseling. I am the author of "The Other Child: Children of Affairs."
Organizations
National Registry of Who's Who in Executive Professionals
National Guild of Hypnotists
National Association of Social Workers
Honorary chairman of the Business Advisory Council
Virginia Mediation Network
Publications
The Other Child: Children of Affairs, The Daily Herald (Chicago), New You, The Journal Gazette, Almeda Times-Star, Tacoma News Tribune, East West Woman. Tidewater Women, Dimensions
Education/Credentials
BS in Human Services Counseling- Old Dominion University
Master of Social Work- Norfolk State University
Licensed clinical social worker
Awards and Honors
National Registry of Who's Who in Executive Professionals

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