Relationships Articles

Boyfriend was Unfaithful

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 19th, 2013
I've been in a relationship with my partner for almost 4 years. We have a son who is just over 1. I thought we had a very good relationship - we just fit, we are very affectionate and have a great sex life. My ...

Miscarried and Grieving Alone

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Friday, April 19th, 2013
I had a silent miscarriage and found out at my 12 week scan that I was no longer pregnant a few weeks ago. Not even 48 hours after finding out the worst news of my life that killed me inside my sister decided to rub ...

Feeling Really Down

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Hi, I'm 19 years of age. I have had a really hard past foster care, my mother using with as her drug, and losing my brother and sister as they had to move with their dad to a different state at a young age. I ...

Boyfriend Thinks I Take Him for Granted

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
My boyfriend believes im taking him for granted. We both moved from our place in AZ to chicago(him) and boston(me), due to economical issues. Our priorities are different, his is money mine is school. Im currently unemployed looking for a job and im in school ...

Not Getting Along with My Boyfriend

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year. We've been through a lot but always found a way to work things out. Our biggest problem I believe is communication and my insecurities. We have taken some big steps recently. We both have ...

Always Expect to be Left

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
I am a sixteen year old female and throughout my life, I have moved cities very often and been to 6 different schools in 11 years of education due to my father's career choice. Because I have moved around so much, it is very hard ...

Becoming Something Else

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, April 14th, 2013
I for a while now have not felt fully human anymore. My friends the few I actual trust said I should get checked out but I know if they were to lock me up in manor of speaking it would make everything worse. I have ...

Girlfriend Doesn’t Like My Family

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Hello, I have been dating my current girlfriend for about 2 years now. She currently lives with me for the past 2 months. I live at home with my widowed mom. My main issue is my girlfriend does not want to be around ...

Unready for Relationship?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 12th, 2013
I am 20 years old and in a relationship with a girl my age, and we have been together for about 8 months now. This girl is great, she is super nice and has a great sense of humour and is gorgeous, but for some ...

Boyfriend’s Job Affects Our Relationship

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, April 11th, 2013
I've been dating my boyfriend for almost a year known him 10 yrs. He lives in Cleveland, I live in Columbus. He is a workaholic. He travels for his job, I rarely get to see him because all he does is work. His job is ...

Is There Something Wrong with Me?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
I'm starting to think there is something wrong with who I am. People seem to act coldly and distantly towards me. The group of friends that I call myself a part of don't seem to want to be around me - I only see them ...

Overly Fatigued and Sad

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
I once was a very athletic person running for miles every night and training hard for dreams of being a NBA player. My problems started during the summer before my senior year in high school. I was training hard at least 5 hours a day ...