Relationships Articles

Parents Upset We Had Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, May 5th, 2013
I know most people think this is stupid but I am really serious with my girlfriend and we have alot of fun together an we are so In love. we r in high school but next year we graduate and we want to move ...

Reasons for Erectile Dysfunction

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, May 4th, 2013
i have been married for 4 yrs and from the first time we had sex he has had problems getting and or maintaining an erection. he has always maintained that it is not me but i am at a loss for what it could ...

Lying about Dating Married Man

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
I have been seeing a married man for almost 2 months now. We work together and have been friends for two years. He and his wife are no longer happy together, but neither of them want to be alone. We recently have gotten very ...

Ways to Help Depressed Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for a few months now and he has always had a problem with depression but at first I did think it was just his life as he almost died last year and his dad is ill and his mom ...

Criminal Past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
I started a criminal life early, spending most of my 20's behind bars. I never learned how to be somebody or even be in a relationship sober or that did not feel like a hostage situation. Years later(present), I came across an acquaintance of mine ...

Boyfriend’s Kids Disrespect Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
I have been in a committed relationship for 1.5 years to a man that truly loves me. He has 3 daughters 22,18,16. I have a 19 year old daughter who lives with me. We moved in together then 3 months later his 18 year old ...

Who Does She Love?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 29th, 2013
Hi! The last few months i have been seeing this girl. At first she said that the man she was with when i first met her was her dance partner who i a lot older. The second time we went out as friends ...

Am I Wasting My Time Again?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
My boyfriend is a year and a half younger than me so i knew going into it that i might have issues with him being a bit immature in certain areas of our relationship, but when we first started dating he was my perfect guy. ...

Poor Relationship with Boyfriend’s Mother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 27th, 2013
I am engaged to the man of my dreams but his mother and I can't seem to get along. Sometimes we are fine, but for the most part we are screaming and fighting with each other. She has a drug problem and steals from us ...

Long-Term Apathy and Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, April 27th, 2013
I spent last winter in an apathetic state where I completely lost interest in things that were important to me and I avoided interacting with friends at all costs. I spent my days distracting myself with videos and mindless things. At the start of this ...

Newly Married and Afraid of Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 26th, 2013
hi, i am married last week. It is an arranged marriage . my husband is my relative whom i called brother till last year. though i like him,whenever he touch me i am afraid. he is pushing me into sex. i am a ...

Adopted Teen Wants “Normal” Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I am very confused right now. I don't know if I am happy because I always feel like something is missing in my life and I know I shouldn't ask for more. I was adopted when I was 3 years old by a single middle ...