Q: I have an issue with my husband’s dependence and unmotivated attitude. Here’s my situation: We’ve been married for 6 years now and have two little boys. My husband’s mother has been giving us financial support since the moment we got married until today, but the support is not enough to raise a family, so [...]

Q: My husband has outbursts of intense anger over stupid, little things, and I don’t understand why. I never know just what is going to set him off! He calls me a stupid idiot in front of our children. He yelled and screamed at me because he saw me putting a spoonful of baked beans [...]

Q: I was a teenage mom and an emotional wreck living with a highly physically and emotionally abusive, alcoholic husband. There were two children in the home. My behavior was also abusive at times. I rarely did anything physical to the youngest child. It was mostly yelling and pounding on pots and pans. I did [...]

Q: I’ve been dating a girl for 3 years. We recently broke up because I got really smashed and kissed another girl. I have never thought or even dreamed of cheating on her, but it happened. I don’t really drink that much either. I told her that I’m sorry for everything. We still live together, [...]

Q: Once someone who tends to see everyone as a sweet and loving persons gets completely enmeshed in an emotionally abusive relationship with a “covert-aggressive” Prince Charming, is there anything a family member can do to intervene or rescue the victim even though she might not think she is a victim? We rescued our daughter [...]

Q: Do I have a controlling mother?   When I was younger I didn’t think much about it, but it seems through high school and college things became worse. During breaks from college I had set times to be home, usually around midnight. This was usually set if I had a girlfriend, but not with other [...]

Q: I have a question please. If a close friend is not getting along with her husband and she is dating another guy behind her husband’s back — but she keeps on insisting he is a friend — is this considered cheating? Thank you for your reply. A: Yes! She’s a married individual who is [...]