Marriage

In Debbie's follow up call, she and her daughter are back living with her husband after he completed rehab, but she's concerned that it may be too soon.   Dr. Laura: "Proceed with caution....

Marriage

Debbie has asked her husband multiple times to go to AA, but since he hasn't, she's wondering what the next best step is for her daughter and herself?   Dr. Laura: "Nothing will improve...

Marriage

My husband is almost ten years older than me. Recently I heard you speak to a woman who lost her husband, and you asked her to share what made him special. I frequently think about all of...

Marriage

Ron's wife is upset that he rejected her hug when she was trying to comfort him.   Dr. Laura: "Let love in especially when you're feeling down on yourself. "

Marriage

I am always dumbfounded when I hear some of your women callers talk about how lackluster their marriage is or how he doesn’t seem interested anymore, and they can’t figure out why. Why are...

Marriage

Susie says it's exhausting living with her husband who seems to constantly find things to complain about and asks Dr. Laura's advice on how to deal with him.   Dr. Laura: "Add a positive...

Marriage

Michael's wife is experiencing angry outbursts as a side-effect of her brain surgery, and it seems everything he does makes the situation worse.   Dr. Laura: "Plan together ways she can...

Marriage

My husband and I had a rough year, caused by several outside factors over which we had little control. However, our relationship grew through facing these difficulties together. So, I...

Marriage

Ever since Stacy's kids have grown up and moved out, she says she and her husband have felt disconnected and she's not sure how to get the romance back into their lives.   Dr. Laura: "Women...

Marriage

I want to talk about four concepts or attitudes that will kill your motivation and how you can avoid that. Just four. This is from an article that was in pickthebrain.com, titled “4 Venoms...

Marriage

I finally tried being sweet to my husband and found sweetness (and the absence of sweetness) to be more potent in affecting his mood than anything else I do.   Recently, my husband and I...

Marriage

Mary is a new mom who found texts between her husband and his co-worker that makes her suspect an affair.   Dr. Laura: "It's time for you to take back the power."

Marriage

Michael suffers from retrograde jealousy and is demanding a picture of the man his wife used to date before they were married nearly 50 years ago.   Dr. Laura: "You're allowed to have...

Marriage

Kimberly discovered a sex tape on her husband's phone and wonders what she should do now.   Dr. Laura: "It's time to take responsibility for yourself and your children."

Marriage

Early on, I made a decision to love, honor, and adore my wife forever. I’ve also decided: 1. that she is absolutely perfect for me. 2. there is not a cuter and more beautiful girl in the...

Marriage

My husband and I are empty-nesters, and have gotten into the bad habit of eating dinner while watching TV. This has bothered me, but I’ve been too lazy to do anything about it. This past...

Marriage

During the pandemic, I learned that my husband cheated on me right before we got married. Although I had always feared this to be true, when it was finally confirmed, I was angry,...

Marriage

I often hear you speak of the importance of couples holding hands, and how you compliment them when you see this. My husband and I are one of those couples, and I want to encourage...

Marriage

Garrett is frustrated that no matter what he tries, he can't get the connection and intimacy he wants with his wife.   Dr. Laura: "Rebuild your connection by giving tenderness without...

Marriage

After 51 years of marriage, Dennis says he cannot live with his wife if she continues to follow her new religion.   Dr. Laura: "Marriage is about compromising and sacrificing for the...

Marriage

I think we go through different stages of love in our married lives. There was the love that attracted me to my wife, which resulted in me courting her for 18 months. And then there was...

Marriage

If you call anything a ‘piece of artwork’ or if you call something sacred, don't you immediately look at it differently from everyday objects or experiences? It doesn't matter if you're...

Marriage

Two years ago, I heard you encourage a caller to show her emotion to her terminally ill husband, and allow him to comfort her. At around the same time, my husband suffered a severe...

Marriage

Some people– mostly guys– say Valentine's Day is boring. Or that it's silly, it's just a way for companies to make money, it's become just so materialistic, and it's been robbed of blah...

Marriage

In this classic episode...ever since his wife died from cancer, Steven has been struggling to pick up the pieces and move forward with his life. What is he doing wrong?   Dr. Laura: "You...

Marriage

My husband and I have been joyfully married for 38 years. I’m pretty sure we have the happiest marriage of anyone we know (except, maybe, our daughter and her husband, who are newlyweds,...

Marriage

Chris is a widower who says he feels himself resisting the overtures to get married by his girlfriend of two years.   Dr. Laura: "It's always a good idea to follow your gut."

Marriage

Izabella's husband is a good lover and a good father, but she's unhappy with how self-centered he is and says she'd leave if they didn't have kids.   Dr. Laura: "Be grateful for what you do...

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Lisa's husband is annoyed by her constant need to correct him and always be right.   Dr. Laura: "No one was ever loved for being right."

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: In this classic couples counseling episode, Pete and Shelby fear their petty squabbles are hurting the children, and Dr. Laura shares the...

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Lisa calls to thank Dr. Laura for encouraging listeners to fight for their marriage, especially when kids are involved.   Dr. Laura: ...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Although they dated for many years, Michelle is starting to realize that she and her new husband probably aren't going to live happily ever...

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I’ve been married for 23 years, and my body sure isn’t what it used to be. I’m also going through menopause with hot flashes and night sweats appearing daily, so I sleep in the nude. Not...

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: In this classic couples counseling episode, Lisa and Tony’s therapist has suggested their marriage is more of an arrangement than anything...

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Lisa's husband is a widower who has maintained a relationship with his former in-laws, and she'd like him to stop seeing them during the...

Marriage

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: In the conclusion to this 2-part episode, Renee discovers what’s been preventing him from being closer to his wife.   Dr. Laura: "You can be...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Elissa feels rejected and saddened because her husband Renee can’t seem to open up to her.   Dr. Laura: "Reveal the secret to your problem in...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: Sue's marriage has gotten better now that her kids are grown up, but her husband is still overworked and under a lot of pressure.   Dr. Laura: ...

Marriage

I once heard you say not to allow the negative side of a marriage to overshadow the positive side. If 80% of the relationship is good, that can be enough. That struck a chord with me. I...

Marriage

I’ve been married for three years, and have been honored to be called my husband’s girlfriend, fiancée, wife and someday mommy to his children. When we first dated, I told him I wanted to...

Marriage

As a feminist, I’m an unlikely huge fan of yours. I married at the age of 47, and even though I was not yet a listener of yours, I did have the sense not to “shack up” with him before...

Marriage

I called you two years ago. My husband had a strained relationship with his parents, and my mother-in-law would just “pop” into our home unannounced, requesting to take her grandchildren...

Marriage

Last night, my husband and I celebrated the anniversary of our engagement. This morning, tucked on the nightstand was a letter from him to me:   My Darling…My Wife:

Marriage

Hannah just discovered that her husband of 5 years has been sneaking around with a teenager.   Dr. Laura: "Sometimes admitting a mistake and moving on is the best thing you can do."

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Katherine's third husband says she doesn't know how to communicate and makes wrong assumptions, causing unnecessary fighting.   Dr. Laura: "Do something each day to make your husband glad...

Marriage

Jen would like her new home to be built next to her parents' home, but is that asking too much of her husband?   Dr. Laura: "Reward your husband for all that he has done for you with some...

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My husband used to drive his motorcycle to work every morning. One day, after he kissed me goodbye, I was awakened by a constant loud pounding on the doorbell. Since he had just left, I...

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Since becoming parents to twins nearly four years ago, sex has been lacking between Steven and his wife. What can he do to get more?   Dr. Laura: "Women need mental, emotional and physical...

Marriage

Julianne's marriage has had the same problems for forty years. Should she think about leaving him after all this time?   Dr. Laura: "With acceptance comes a lot of peace."

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Sean has been in and out of therapy for twenty years trying to work on his insecurities, and it's causing trouble in his marriage.   Dr. Laura: "Treat your wife like she's the most...

Marriage

My husband and I have shared over 50 years of history, along with the commitment, love, respect, and memories of a lifetime together. He lets me be “me.” We’ve shared and joked about...