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Is trust possible after divorce?
When a couple divorces, a woman’s ex-husband makes certain to rub salt in the fresh wound. Is there a way to rid the poison from the relationship — for their daughter’s sake?
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Wife traumatized when hubby leaves closet
When Dana learned that Scott was gay, she says she was “shocked, grief-stricken, embarrassed and at times, suicidal. I withdrew from friends and family and felt as if my life had been ruined.
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First the cheating, then the crazy takes over
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to imply that only women could be crazy. You might have gotten that impression from the last few columns about Wives Gone Wild. Today we have a Husband Run Rowdy. Julie says that every time she and Jackson had an …Read More
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With her, the sex was nice, the stalking not so much
Six months after Alex met Babe, she talked him into letting her move in with him. After an additional six months, she talked him into marrying her. “There were no red flags other than her eagerness to move the relationship along with the threat of …
When a name is more than just a name
Have you ever had to make a family tree? If you have, be glad you’re not part of Sherri’s family with all her relatives, half-relatives, ex-relatives, and step-relatives. It may not be something Ozzie and Harriet can relate to, but for many of us, it’s …
Some divorces don’t mirror ‘War of the Roses’
I’m guessing that when most couples divorce, they hope they can have a relationship with their ex-spouse that doesn’t inspire comparisons to World War II. Especially if there are children involved. But how many can say they’re actually friends with their ex? Lainie says she …
There are always two sides of a relationship
Readers write how they know the relationship is over. And when it truly begins.
Fairy tales can come true no matter what stage in life
It’s not over till it’s over. It’s not over after 40 years of an abusive marriage. It’s not over after five years of being divorced. It’s not over after unsuccessful dating. Julia had been unhappily married for a very long time, more than 40 years. …
As wife got drunk and locked him out, he ‘felt sorry for her’
When a marriage takes the hard turn from wacky to dangerous, a husband realizes it’s time to stop calling the police and call a divorce lawyer.
He found an out but didn’t take it
We recently had a tale of a psycho b---- that I thought was pretty darn scary. But Trey says his “saga” makes that one seem like “a fairy tale out of a Disney pop-up book for kids.” Trey says his attraction to Cassie was simple. …
Couple finds a topic where compromise not an option
Couple hits an impasse when it comes to having children.ß
From spicing up marriage to requiring pepper spray
After 25 years, a marriage can go stale. That was the state of Lisa’s marriage in 2000. She had met Jack, a photographer with a distinguished resume, a few months before, and she decided to have him take some “glam” photos. What she got instead …
When it comes to stepdad, what’s in a name?
DEAR CHERYL: My first husband died, and I married a man who adopted my five children. He also died after we shared a wonderful marriage. I was very lonely after my children married, and I married for the third time to a wonderful, caring man. …
Infidelity opens wife’s eyes to a life beyond marriage
After a woman discovers her husband’s extramarital affair, she puts her foot down and changes the course of her marriage.
Setting monetary values on stay-at-home spouses
Readers respond to Cheryl Lavin’s column on stay-at-home parents’ and their effect on the household’s bottom line.
Intuition rules in relationships
Readers share the moment when they realize it’s the end of the affair.
He’s leaving: Will I survive?
DEAR CHERYL: I should be celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary in a few weeks, but four months ago, my husband Jack told me he wants to split. We have three children. The youngest is in his senior year of high school. I’ve been a stay-at-home …
Lawyer discovers he has married a ‘Fatal Attraction’
Many men think they’ve met, dated and even married the “Psycho B---- from Hell.” Christian really has. He met Alana through friends who thought they’d be a good match. He was 30 at the time; she was 25. He was a lawyer; she was a …
I’ve got ‘Fifty Shades’ of advice: Dump the drunken, low-life loser!
DEAR CHERYL: I’ve been in a relationship with a gentleman I love for more than 10 years. At the beginning of our friendship, he lived with a woman. He claimed it was just for convenience. He had a job, but the lady paid the bills …
Couple’s silence kills marriage
It seems the very least you owe your spouse, before you ask for a divorce, is the reason why you want it. Cal and Amy have been divorced for six years, and he still didn’t know why she wanted out. “I thought we were happily …
