Relationships Articles

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 ...

Pushing Away My Deployed Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 6th, 2013
My boyfriend and I have been dating for 4 months and then he left due to his military duties. He is deployed for 6 months. At the beginning we were fine and dandy but we began to go downhill and I am afraid that I ...

My Husband has Trust Issues

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Saturday, April 6th, 2013
My husband has trust issues, and therefore he divides himself into pieces and hands them to different women so if one piece is damaged he still has the other pieces safe. He can't have one complete relationship-emotional and physical- with the same person. It took ...

Divorced Against My Will

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 5th, 2013
I'm 48 and my ex-wife is 44. We divorced 5 years ago because I had 2 affairs. I have since been faithful and committed to her. We have two children who are now 13 and 11. We have shared parenting ...

Loving Someone who Can’t Love Back

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, April 5th, 2013
I've formulated a friendship with a man who has admitted to me he has a personality disorder (the name of which I do not know). He has told me he is incapable of love. He is, however, empathetic and charismatic. He loves people and surrounds ...

Always Jealous of Other Girls

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 4th, 2013
I'm 19 and have been with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years, his previous relationships, he cheated, ended after a few weeks etc so I went into the relationship thinking it would happen to me. It started off ok until he started 'liking' + commenting on ...

Hate Sharing My GP with My Cousin

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
In year 12 of high school I took my cousin to my GP as she did not have a doctor. I have had the same doctor since I was 15 but for some reason I hate that my cousin sees the same doctor as me, ...

Sibling Slander

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
I recently found my relatives I haven't seen in over 30 yrs and I figure I would get to know them. I talked to them for awhile and now they stopped talking to me after they talked to my siblings and other relations,which they look ...

Falling in Love with the Wrong People

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
I fall in love with the wrong people and it tends to make me more depressed. I have suffered from low self esteem for basically my whole life because i am over weight. So when i have a crush on someone, or fall in love ...

Scared of Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, April 1st, 2013
I recently was propositioned for sex by two girls at the same time. Alcohol and drugs were in the mix (after a 3 month period of sobriety.) i initially said yes but when the situation occured I got very nervous and couldn't pull the ...

Should I Stay With My Lying Boyfriend?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, April 1st, 2013
My boyfriend and I have been together for 1 yr and a half. For this entire time we have never been happier, I love him to death and he loves me. We are loving towards each other, we communicate well about our issues and resolve ...