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- Marriage In A Rut - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from Diana Weiss-WisdomMarriage in a Rut Dear Dr. Diana My wife and I used to be sweet to each other. Now we don’t treat each other as well as we treat our friends and even strangers. I’ve talked to my wife about this and she says it’s my fault that I don’t listen to her and that she’s irritated with me most ...
Views: 1354(3 votes) - Holiday Blues - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2012 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Diana, Last year, the holidays were a time of great sadness for me. It was the first Christmas and New Year that I have experienced on the heels of a terrible divorce. I was in love with my husband and didn’t want the divorce. A couple of months ago I started feeling better than I ...
Views: 1317(1 vote) - Political Differences in a Family - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Diana Weiss-WisdomPolitical Differences in A Family Dear Dr. Diana, The dreaded political season is here. I put it that way because my husband and I get along well for the most part until politics are involved. It’s amazing that two people with such different opinions get on as well as we do. But things ...
Views: 1776(1 vote) - Does My Daughter Need Therapy? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDoes My Daughter Need Therapy? Dear Dr. Diana My twenty-five year old daughter is having a difficult time. She’s in graduate school in another state and when she recently came home for a visit, she seemed very depressed and unhappy. We try to talk with her but it’s really hard. She ...
Views: 1511(2 votes) - Hope For Marriage - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomHope for Marriage This summer we held our first Keeping Love Alive Marriage Retreat at The Cottage Clinic. It was one of the best experiences of my life. The experiential two and ½ day workshop was based on the best selling book, ‘Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love,’ ...
Views: 1060 - Hope For Marriage - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomHope for Marriage This summer we held our first Keeping Love Alive Marriage Retreat at The Cottage Clinic. It was one of the best experiences of my life. The experiential two and ½ day workshop was based on the best selling book, ‘Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love,’ ...
Views: 1159 - Lasting Love Is All About Connection - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomEmpty Nesters Dear Dr. Diana My husband doesn’t understand my feelings at all. I’m beginning to wonder if he ever did. Our youngest son just graduated from high school and leaves for college in a couple of months. With the kids gone, I don’t know if we have anything in common anymore. ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Why Do Men Cheat? - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Diana, I read your article about cheating last week. Why do married men say they want to meet someone? I’ve been with a married man for two years now only because he is the someone that I have always wanted. He told me he was falling in love with me and then after 16 months I asked do ...
Views: 1421 - When Is It Cheating? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2010 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families When Is It Cheating? Dear Dr. Diana, Unfortunately for my children and me, after ten years of marriage, I found out that my husband finds monogamy boring. He believes that all relationships get stale over time and that it’s only natural to wander. ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Depression: A Risk Factor for Suicide - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Diana Weiss-WisdomLosing a loved one to suicide is devastating for family, friends, and can reverberate through a community. We wonder if we should have seen the signs and if there was anything that we could have done to help them. In the United States today, suicide is the eleventh most common cause of death. ...
Views: 1784(1 vote) - Disappointed Stepdad - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My wife and I have been married for two years. She has children from a previous marriage. Since, I don’t have any children, I was hoping to be a father figure to her kids. But it just hasn’t worked out that way. They reject any of my attempts to discipline them and ...
Views: 4126(2 votes) - NOT ATTRACTED TO MY HUSBAND – BIG PROBLEM? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, This is my second marriage and it’s the second marriage for my husband too. My first husband was very good looking and we had great chemistry. I was very attracted to him but within a couple of years it was clear that we were ...
Views: 2232(2 votes) - Second Marriage Jitters - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom My boyfriend and I are both divorced with children. We want to get married but we’re nervous about how to make it work. We both had terrible marriages the first go around. Now things will be even more challenging with the ...
Views: 4408(2 votes) - Handling a Sensitive Situation - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Handling a Sensitive Situation Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My father has been married numerous times and he consistently has terrible taste in women. Most recently, I ran into my current “stepmother” at a restaurant having a romantic dinner with ...
Views: 2412(2 votes) - It Takes Two to Tango - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m so discouraged with my marriage that I almost don’t care anymore. I stayed in my first marriage because of the kids and now I’m remarried and doing the same thing again. I have two teenagers from my first marriage and a five year old now with my second wife. It’s ...
Views: 2045(6 votes) - Men and Depression - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My thirty-two year old stepson has hit some hard times and has had to move in with us. He lost his job, lost his condo in foreclosure, and his girlfriend broke up with him. I’m very worried about him, but my husband thinks he has to just tough it out. My stepson stays ...
Views: 1864(1 vote) - Is Depression Contagious? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m worried that my sixteen year old stepdaughter’s depression is affecting my fifteen year old daughter. My stepdaughter is in treatment (therapy and antidepressants). Her parents say that she is better than she was before treatment and they are all happy with her ...
Views: 2322(1 vote) - The Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m living with my boyfriend who has two kids under eleven years old. What do I do if I don’t like his kids? They are lazy and watch a lot of T.V.-even during the daytime. They don’t pick up after themselves or have any chores. I feel like I’m the maid! When I talk ...
Views: 2089(1 vote) - The Birds, The Bees, And Blended Families - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2008 from Diana Weiss-WisdomHow Can I Forgive him? On Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My marriage of eighteen years ended three years ago because my husband had an affair with another woman. At first, I tried to forgive him and work the marriage out because we have a daughter together. But he lied again and I ...
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