Tag: thinking of separating

Wait till you read this email from a woman thinking about separating. Together for 11 years, married for 10, 6 year old child. My husband’s excuse for not being a good husband or partner is that his father didn’t treat his mom nice. And nobody...

From a reader: I have been married 10 years and I want a divorce. I love my husband so much it hurts to have to tell him I am leaving. We have been fighting for 4 years now, since my dad died, and even more so for the last year, since my mom died. Ma...

I can't think of a more difficult time than when a person is newly separated. Sadness, resentment, depression, insecurity and anger are all common feelings, but I truly believe that the biggest source of stress is fear. Fear of not knowing what is ah...

In my Love Essentially column that was published in Sun-Times Media on July 17th, titled, “21 tips I wish I could have shared with my 21 year-old self,” #14 was: If you don’t like yourself, your relationship will suffer.” I felt like #14 dese...

Here is an email from a man thinking about separation from his wife. I truly feel for him because it really is a tormenting decision to have to make. Jackie,  I'm thinking about separation. A few months ago I found out my wife was cheating on ...