Relationships Articles

Can’t Get Over Girlfriend’s Past

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I've been dating my girlfriend for several months now. I only new her a few months before we started dating, but things progressed and here we are. She's an absolutely amazing woman. She has everything I seek in a partner, except for her sexual ...
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How to End an Inappropriate Relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 10th, 2012
I developed an emotional attachment to a man at my gym after he showed a lot of interest in me and I eventually decided to return the interest. We became extremely attached to each other, he was very intense emotionally. We did not get to ...
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He Doesn’t Talk to Me Anymore

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
My boyfriend and me have been together a little under 3 years. I am 18 and he is 19 (almost 20). Lately I've been living with him and his family. We decided this because we never saw each other due to our job schedule. It ...
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My Guy Lives in Another State

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I need advice on what I should do about a guy that lives in another state. We are in a very complicated situation. I am 16 years old and in a situation I can't figure out to do. I moved to Indiana this year, my junior ...
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Fiancee Continually Lies

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Iran: My fiancé has lied to me about the most basic of things. She said she studied in the United States for her masters, and as a trusting soul I believed her. I never once asked questions regarding her past and the fact ...
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Insecure

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, February 6th, 2012
Being successful works against me because no one understands why I’m so insecure. When it comes to school, work, finances, I feel like I have things together. Even though I feel like I don't really know what I’m doing I manage to keep things together on ...
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Guilt Over Brother’s Suicide

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, February 5th, 2012
My brother and I had been very close as kids, grew apart as we grew up, but always on good terms. He had a rough life, especially mentally. A few years ago, he sent me a letter saying he had a rifle and talked about ...
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Does Psychosis Go Away on its Own?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, February 4th, 2012
About 8mths ago, my husband woke one day and said he was hearing voice, he complained of headaches; he wasn’t sleeping and became very religious. He said my family had tried to poison him or something spiritual- he also was paranoid. He was very cold, ...
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Left out of Family Gatherings

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
I'm 54, the youngest of 4 girls. Our parents passed 16 yrs ago. For some reason over the last ten years my sisters enjoy leaving me out of family events. This year, it's more than I can handle. The situation escalated when my sister (will ...
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.Husband’s Past Is Affecting Present

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My husband was molested as a child.As a result over the 20 yrs we've been together our sex life has become nonexistent.He tells me this is a result of what happened to him.At first I tried everything to fix this. He has seen four different therapist,but ...
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No One Measures Up to My Father’s Memory

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
My amazing father set the standard for what I think I relationship should be like. Everyone I've ever dated has been a disappointment for me. I've had to break up with some of the sweetest guys I've ever met because I got to ...
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Trapped in an Abusive Marriage

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
This is both a typical and an atypical marriage. My husband and I have been married nearly eighteen years. We have three young children. The first four years were filled with extreme violence and people begging me to leave. I used drugs ...
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