marriage

You've Asked and He Won't Stop – Now What?

Karen,  I am madly in love with my boyfriend, and I want to be married to him.  Here’s my concern: I’ve asked him to stop doing something that bothers me, and he hasn’t done it yet.  I’m feeling like I can’t trust him until he does what I’ve asked him to do. ...

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How Do I Get Through To Him?

Dear Karen,  Why is it that I just can’t get my husband to talk about the issues we’re dealing with?  Every time I tell him we need to sit down and talk, he either starts joking (which infuriates me!), or he suddenly has to go take care of something he forgot about. ...

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His Need for "Man Space"

Dear Karen,  My husband insists on his “boys night out” once a month.  They play poker, smoke, drink, and God-knows-what-else (he doesn’t really open up about what they do, no matter how nicely I ask).  Isn’t he supposed to have outgrown that, once he got married and...

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Are You His Judge, or His Partner?

Dear Karen,  My partner is doing something he shouldn’t be doing, and I don’t support him in the way he’s handling things.  He’s being sneaky about it, too, and not telling me what he’s up to.  I want to figure out how to get him to stop doing this stuff that I don’t...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Dear Karen, When a man shows you time and time again from his actions that he loves you but still says he isn’t ready to commit to living with you or marrying you, how long should you wait for him to commit? ~ Terry, CA Dear Terry, Well, this question should have...

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