The following questions are related to ‘Divorce’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I’m glad to have this service as an option for a complicated situation that I’ve created. I’ve been married for 14 years. I’m my wife’s third husband and she is my second wife. Recently, I called my first wife because she has been on my mind for many, many years. She left me after [...]
Q: My daughter is 7 months pregnant and has two children ages 5 and 7. She has been married to my son-in-law for 14 years. My son-in-law has been a great father and has also been really close to all of our family. He has shown himself to be somewhat controlling over the years, but [...]
Q: I read with much interest your article on the Stockholm Syndrome. I was married to a controlling and manipulative man for 17 years, during the last 7 of which he was openly cheating on me with his present wife. The divorce didn’t stop his interference and control in my life. His intrusiveness, either directly [...]
Q: I’ve been dating a man I thought was wonderful and who had been divorced around 4 years when we began dating. For the first four months things were beyond wonderful. He seemed to love being a part of our family (I have 2 daughters and he has no children). But suddenly things changed and [...]
Q: I just read the question and answer about a mother enmeshed man. I was interested in your response here because I have been dating a man for almost 15 months that also lives with his mother. He has been divorced for almost three years. His mother is in fairly good health and does not [...]
Q: I’m writing after reading several articles on your site that give me such solid explanations for what I have just been experiencing. My question is this: If I have been a victim of an abusive relationship — my husband has a history of psychiatric issues, and I think it is Narcissistic Personality Disorder — [...]
Q: How can I stop the abusive behavior of people who support my abusive husband? I am finally getting divorced from a Narcissistic husband who portrays himself as a victim, implying he was stuck with a “crazy b****” (as I am stereotyped). My husband is from an old, established family, while I am an outsider. [...]
