In The Lurch
I am five months removed from my ex-girlfriend of 3 1/2 years moving out. She began pressing for the final step and I resisted. I told her she was who I wanted, but I needed to wrap my arms around the finality and “leap of faith” of marriage. Things got awkward so we agreed she [...]
My boyfriend and I dated a little over a year when he told me he had been unfaithful. It happened a couple of times with one girl, and just last week he admitted calling another. This followed a disagreement we had about me going for an evening out with the girls. When I spoke to [...]
I fear nothing can explain the damage I caused all those around me, yet I have no outlets and nowhere to go because I am on a ship at sea. My girlfriend I love deeply broke up with me after six years. We spoke about marriage and we spoke about kids. We were awesome together [...]
I have been with my husband 20 years, and we have three kids. He is an alcoholic who is verbally and sometimes physically abusive. He has also had several affairs. We separated before, but he would temporarily change for the better when we got back together. The last two years I’ve wanted to end it, [...]