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Most recent letter, #106. Site last edited 12/13/08
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#106
Abuse survivor afraid to be
honest / Time to begin therapy
[ top ]
Listed in order of most popular as (as of 2/4/08)
#11 Teen feels pressure to lose virginity / Should I keep conning my boyfriend into begging for sex? [ top ]
Top 11-20 #34 Should I marry man whose stepfather is a pedophile / Intend now to master communication or back off? #18 What is it about women who steal husbands? / Cheating reveals unacknowledged intention of the "victim" #55 Husband refuses to kick drug habit / I'm addicted to making my husband wrong #17 I'm not happy with my nice husband / I think my husband is the source of my dissatisfactions #20 Wife's hubby admits his affair—with her mom / I set it up for my mother and husband to deceive me"> #40 Can’t get husband to appreciate me / My communication-leadership skills don’t inspire appreciation #26 His fiancée's chronic tardiness concerns him / She is mirroring his ignorance and out-integrity #30 Boyfriend abusing our new baby daughter / Mother caught in lies, blaming, and addiction to abuse #68 Should I warn my ex's new girlfriend? / Would ratting on my ex-boyfriend be an act of spite? #3 Boyfriend dragging feet on long road to alter/ Girlfriend blaming boyfriend #49 Girl wants friend to stop smoking pot / Pot not source of problem #15 Daughter-in-law is abusive to my son / Did I train my son to abuse and be abused? #67 Breast obsessed boyfriend wants me to get implants / Should I spend money on implants or therapy? #28 How to get over anger of niece stealing my husband? / Ex-wife stuck lying about unconscious intentions #10 Mom doesn't support my mixed racial marriage / Should I continue to make my mother wrong? [ top ]
Top 21-30 #7 Should I tell boyfriend my history of abuse? / Unaware of cause of past abuse #37 Invite friend whose partner abuses you to your wedding / Time for a sit-down #41 Son needs help to kick depression / Father needs father-coaching #23 Terrible kisser about to be dumped / Two doing their imitation of communication #2 She should stay clear of abusive ex / I'm already abusing new friend #43 Student burns candle at both ends risks a burnout / Son mirroring father’s leadership communication skills #8 Expression of love drove her away / She was already away #31 Daughter refuses to hold off on marriage to abusive fiancé / Daughter's desperate communication to her mother #39 Defusing explosive sisters / Am I unconsciously intending the abuse I experience with my sisters? [ top ]
31-74 #4 Grandparents won't let me meet dad / 14-year-old needs counseling #5 Teen who had molested a child is now being abused / Teen mirroring adults #6 In Mom's eye, girl can't do anything right / Yelling is abusive #9 Should I take grandson from my daughter? / Should I train my grandson to be like my daughter? #12 Friend is stealing my dates / What's at the root of me sabotaging myself? #13 Should we keep sending grandchild money? / Should I keep setting it up for grandchild to fail in life? #53 How can I help a friend in an abusive relationship? / Am I addicted to enabling, abuse, and drama? #14 How do I handle naysayers? / Is what they say true? #16 How do people know if their therapist is helping them? / Is it me or my therapist? #21 Supervisor’s tirade gets out of control / How do I stop enabling abuse? #22 She's stuck with an unwelcome wedding guest / Abuse addict marrying into an equally abusive family #24 Co-worker conducting second job on company time / Employees mirroring CEO's out-integrity #27 How do I support boyfriend with his grammar? / Unconscious request for help with problem of fear #29 Granddaughter's a behavior problem / Grandma not in communication with her child or grandchild #32 Counseling a waste of money / Communication-Skills Coaching—an unconnable alternative #33 Sleepover modesty question / Not in communication with friends #36 Unfaithful past best kept out of present / Should I wake up my fellow Christian parishners? #44 Drama queen is wearing out welcome—and friend's ears / Friend setting up friend to fail #46 How do I mend fence with my mother? Stay away from mom until she gets therapy. #47 How do I relate with ex-son-in-law? / Mother unconsciously enabling friction #48 What to do about husband's manners? / Wife masterminding divorce needs therapy #50 Dating sister’s ex husband causing upsets in family / Did I unconsciously intend sister’s divorce? #51 Teen worried about accent at Outward Bound / Accent a consideration, not source of problem #52 Need help finding estranged brother / Maybe I'm not ready to find my brother #54 Will an about-to-be-divorced cheater be faithful to me? / Is this cheating addict mirroring me? #56 Should I apologize to my ex? / Apologize? No! — Acknowledge? Yes. #57 I'm afraid to ask a white girl out / No space for her to choose #58 Fighting partner asks, can relationship be fixed? / How do I stop fighting and blaming? #60 True Friends stick together despite change / “Friends” yes, addiction empowering enablers, no. #61 Tell teen's parents about their daughter's hanky-panky / Should I betray my gossiping daughter's trust? #62 Should I tell boyfriend about kiss? / Looking for someone sharp enough to catch me #63 Don't reward your partner's honesty with an insulting overreaction / Sickness appropriate reaction #64 Mother confused after daughter refuses contact / Daughter taking sides reveals she has become an enabler #65 My wife hits me when we argue / Husband addicted to abuse and blaming #66 First dating experience hard to handle when it ends abruptly / What did I do to drive him away? #69 I'm afraid to say I love you to my boyfriend / Should I start from love or from testing? #70 Should I let son play with mischief-maker? / Should I teach mischief-maker how to deceive and gossip? #71 Problem with boyfriend's children / Now's not the time to be getting engaged #72 Why do children dump their children on grandparents? / Am I raising my grandchildren to be irresponsible and abusive? #73 Dad fears lazy girlfriend will be lazy wife / Son dramatizing disrespect of dad #74 Daughter’s boyfriend tests boundaries / Concerned parent trained daughter to create abuse #75 Rejection common for HIV-positive singles / Rejection impossible when committed to service #76 Request for job interview self-confidence tips / What's the source of my timid act? #77 Awkward moment at funeral stirs concern / Neighbor's death revealed my unconsciousness [ top ]
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