Frequently
Asked Marital Questions
Over time many of our visitors have
emailed us with questions about their own personal struggles.
Dr. Atwood trys to answer all of our visitor’s questions
personally. If he can’t for some reason, one of his Professional
colleagues will. Over time, we have found that there are certain
common themes that havel emerged. These FAQ’s,
“frequently asked questions” are addressed right
here, on this webpage.
For each question we have developed
a general answer. As you read you
might find that we have also provided one or more links to other
sites that have resources that could be useful.
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you will find your question among this list. |
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1.
My husband wont talk with me. I don’t want
to become a nag, but I am afraid that is exactly what is happening
to me. I am so frustrated. How can I get him to talk with me?
2. My
spouse is involved with another person
and I am horribly threatened. What am I supposed to do?
3. We
are constantly fighting over money. My spouse wants
to spend, and I want to control our finances more closely. What
are we supposed to do?
4. Our
sex life is terrible. We have drifted apart over
time and there seems to be this huge gap between us. How do
we get closer?
5. My
spouse keeps threatening divorce. I don’t
know whether to keep calming the situation, or to just give
in and call it quits. What should I do?
6. My
spouse is just gone too much of the time. If it
isn’t work, it is something else. Never any time for the
family. How do we fix this?
7. My
spouses parents are in our lives way too much.
They have way too much influence over my spouse and intrude
into our life as a couple. We want our own family. How do we
draw a tighter boundary between us and them?
8. When
is it time to throw in the towel and get a divorce?
We have come close so many times. There have been so many threats.
I’m sick of the roller coaster. When is enough, enough?
9. My
husband doesn’t pay enough attention to the kids.
How can I get him to be a better father?
10. My
spouse is abusing alcohol and I don’t know what to do.
It becomes so difficult at times. I still love my spouse, but
can’t live with the drunk behavior.
11. How
do I come to terms with our decision to abort our pregnancy?
This is a really tough question.
12. We
have spun out of control and are about to divorce.
What do I do now that our relationship has spun out of control
and deteriorated to the point that there is just about nothing
left between us?
13. Which
of us is supposed to lead, on what issues, and when? We
get conflicted too often and somebody ends up feeling hurt and
frustrated.
14. We
are in a conflict over what to expect from our kids.
Not only is this creating conflict between us, it is confusing
the kids. What to do?
