Dear Dr. Romance:
A lot has happened in recent weeks that has wreaked havoc on my life.
A friend of twenty years, Told me he did not consider me a real friend, although I've been spending many hours helping him with gaming for years.
My sweetie pet hamster died. It was his time, as ... Views: 547
Dear Dr. Romance
I really admire how you advise people, please help me too. I'm married and I love my husband very much, but I love somebody else so much I don't know why although people say you can't love 2 people at the same time but I do. coz I love him very much and ... Views: 546
Dear Dr. Romance:
Q: My father died 1 1/2 years ago. My mom always snaps at me and my older brother and I think she has a serious problem. I personally think it's a power struggle because she feels like she is loosing control over my brother and I. But, what she ... Views: 542
Dr. Romance writes:
Many of my clients want to know: What is a safe surrender to love? They have been in love before, and have gotten hurt. While we all are aware of the joy and beauty of love, and the profound pleasure of being in love, most of us are also afraid of mistakes, of making a wrong ... Views: 542
Dear Dr. Romance:My situation is different that some. See I have only been in 2 relationships, but they were really long term. My first I was 16 till I was 21. Second from 22 till 26 years old. Both of those relationships were an on off kind of relationship. So in between the on and off, ... Views: 536
Dear Dr. Romance:
I've been having some serious problems with my mother-in-law. I really think that to her, all I am good for is breeding! All my husband and I ever hear from her is, "When are you having kids?" I'm 26 and not ready. I am enjoying working right now, and want my ... Views: 536
Dr. Romance on Resolving Money Fights:
Money talks need to be a part of scheduling weekly meetings - not just for money, but also for catching up with one another.
Bills, social planning, long-term goals and working on your relationship are just some of the issues you'll discuss. Just ... Views: 536
Dear Dr. Romance:
I have a problem. My mother has introduced me to a male co-worker at her work. We have been friends for a month. My problem is that I am afraid that this relationship may become serious. The gentleman that she introduced me to is real nice, but my stepfather was the same way ... Views: 535
Dr. Romance writes:
Happy Thanksgiving! The founding fathers of our country saw the “pursuit of happiness” as an inalienable right – so important they embedded it in the DNA of the United States of America, by writing it into the Preamble to the Constitution. It was a profoundly new idea ... Views: 526
Dear Dr. Romance:
I've run across your Happiness Tips and am enjoying reading them. I'm a divorced woman in my late thirties and I do not have children. I've accepted the fact that most of the men in my age group will be divorced and most of them will have ... Views: 525
Dear Dr. Romance:Please could you give me some guidance on how to become a psychotherapist.
My brother, had a stroke four years ago. It makes me sick what a stroke can do to someone. Before the stroke he was making a six figure salary and spending most ... Views: 522
Dear Dr. Romance:
I recently read your No Cooperation? Solve it Yourself! If I am to solve the problem for myself won't that just create resentment that the other party is unwilling to help?
Dear Reader:
Well, you could choose to be resentful, or you could focus on how great ... Views: 516
Dear Dr. Romance:
I hope you don't mind me emailing you for advice. I am looking for some books/info on developing autonomy. I have had a lot of problems with this in my childhood, due to family environment/mother etc. I feel I have no sense of personal power and it is badly affecting my ... Views: 496
Dear Dr. Romance:
I am considering being a licensed psychotherapist. What was your education track if I may ask?
Dear Reader:
Of course you may ask. I was licensed in 1978, so things were quite different then. I took an independent study curriculum to get my Masters in Counseling Psychology ... Views: 483
Dr. Romance writes:
OK, so you're disappointed. Your dream has ended in the trash. So, after you get finished with laying on the floor, kicking your heels, and screaming; or going on a drunken binge, or beating someone up, you find you're still disappointed, and all that acting out ... Views: 477
Dr. Romance wishes you Happy Holidays with a song lyric.
A Holiday Toast To You lyric by Tina B. TessinaSparkling stars, twinkling lights,Shorter days, longer nightsBusy streets are tinseled and bright with Chanukah stars ... Views: 0