The following questions are related to ‘Divorce’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I have been dating a man for 2 years. He had been divorced for 3 years when we began dating, but had previously been married for 20 years. During his marriage he had an affair, but his wife did not find this out for two years. After she found out, they continued to live [...]
Q: I have divorced my husband after 25 years of marriage. My ex-husband fits all the criteria of a psychopath. My son (20) is very attached to the country house we lived in and decided to stay there with his father. From brief conversations with my ex-husband I sense that emotional abuse continues. My son [...]
Q: My boyfriend married his high school sweetheart. They had a daughter. Although he could not see it, there were problems in the marriage. When the daughter was in her senior year of high school his wife moved out, divorced him and has since remarried. She is a very sweet woman. She is very happy [...]
Q: My ex-husband and I have had a constant war of words for almost 2 years. He lives in Wyoming, and I live in NY. No matter what I do, he is always nasty and hateful. He says he is over me and hates me, and blames me for the marriage breaking up. He recently [...]
Q: I am a private detective who has worked on a divorce case in which the wife/mother is believed to have a personality disorder. Her own psychologist stated if she were lying and manipulating in her accusations against people (including her ex husband, the police, the judge, attorneys, court reporter, all witnesses, doctors, social workers [...]
Q: My 2 1/2-year-old son has three half-siblings (8, 11 and 13) who live out of state. His siblings’ mother is pressuring us into setting up a webcam so that his siblings can “see him”. While this may make the three older half-siblings feel better about missing their half-brother, might it cause distress for the [...]
Q: My 51-year-old mother just went through a divorce a little over a year ago. Just before this happened, I got married to my wonderful husband. My husband and I live in a different country from her and to help out I gave her my apartment to live in rent free. Since my mom’s divorce [...]
