Ask Dr. Betty Archive
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Invasion of Privacy
My boyfriend, who recently asked me to marry him, snoops around my private belongings. Go >
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Get Rid of My Seasonal Blues
I feel alone and unloved when I see everybody else with their husbands, boyfriends and family during the holidays. Go >
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Seeking a Woman's Touch
I'm an attractive man in my mid-40s who has much to offer yet can't get off the ground in the dating department. Go >
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Sweetheart's Son Invades Privacy
I'm in love with a man whose 30-year-old son plans on living with us if we get married. Go >
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Son's in Trouble--What's a Mother to Do?
My son has only been married for about six months and is ready to call it quits. What advice should I give him? Go >
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Desperately Seeking...Me!
I've been there for my husband and our three grown kids for 32 years and now I want to concentrate on me. Go >
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Divorce Remorse
After two years of an ugly, drawn-out divorce, I am feeling guilty for leaving my husband. Go >
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Is This Cyber Love the Real Thing?
I met a lady over the Internet and we fell for each other. Can this be true love we are feeling? Go >
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Will I Meet More Men If I Have Single Friends?
I'm trying to start a new life and meet new men, but I don't have single friends to go to bars or even restaurants with. Go >
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In Love, But Out of Luck
After 52 years, I finally fell in love. But this woman won't accept my love, and I don't want to be with anyone else. What should I do? Go >
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Does Mr. Right Exist?
I'm afraid that I'm looking for a man that doesn't exist and that I will never be in a fulfilling long term relationship. Go >
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Find a Man or Run?
I've been widowed three times and want to stay single. But lately, I want to grab the first man I see and just hang on. Go >
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Scared to Be Hurt Again
I had a bad marriage and later an engagement that ended when my fiance went for cigarettes and never came back! Now I feel that at any time my new relationship will end. Go >
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Too Soon for Sex?
I am a recent widow who is considering a sexual relationship. How do I set a decent example for my teenage girls without denying myself happiness? Go >
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Dating Without Intimacy
I have tried to get the woman I've been dating for three years into bed for some very pleasurable sex, but she is very religious and refuses. What do I do now? Go >
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Should I Wait for a Commitment?
I want to move in with my boyfriend but he sees no future for us and is still shell-shocked by his past marriage. Go >
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In Love with a Liar
My boyfriend is a very good liar and manipulator, and I feel confused. Please help. Go >
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Poor Self-Image Breeds Relationship Doubt
Are there really men out there who don't want a 20-year-old with a perfect body? Go >
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Why Doesn't He Listen to Me?
My boyfriend talks about himself more than he listens to me. How can I get him more involved in my life? Go >
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Keeping Romance Alive Through Distance
How do we keep the romance alive in a long-distance relationship? Find out on ThirdAge.com. Go >
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Abuse or Honor?
Should I stand by the side of my dying beau who verbally abuses me? Go >
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Debate Over Children
How can I compensate for my boyfriend's desire to have children and my inability to give him any? Go >
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Confession Consequences
My confession of infidelity has ruined our relationship. Go >
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Should I Wait to Date?
See Dr. Betty's suggestions for preparing to date again after divorce. Go >
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A Widow's Sexual Discomfort
After my husband's death, when will I be ready for sex and a relationship? Go >
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Divorced, Seeking Mr. Perfect
What are my chances of finding this at my age? Go >
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May-December Too Much Like Mother-Son?
A relationship between an older woman and a younger man may be too close for comfort. Go >
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Single and No Sex Drive
Is it normal that I don't feel sexual anymore? Go >
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Dating Again
What are the new rules of dating? Go >
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Five-Year Itch
I've been in a passionless marriage for five years but recently found out that our marriage was never recorded, and I've decided that I want out. Go >
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Reviving Lost Passion
My hobbies were my kids and I feel lost and unfocused now that they are away. Go >
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Unemployment Troubles Hit Home
My husband has had anxiety attacks since he quit working two years ago. Go >
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Surviving Abuse
How can I get my partner of eight years to stop verbally and physically abusing me and my children? Go >
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Looking for Sex Outside My Marriage
I never had premarital sex, and after 38 years of marriage, I am now desiring other men. Go >
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The Grandparent Trap
Two years ago our 26-year-old daughter moved home with her 2-year-old and it's causing major problems in my marriage. Go >
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Jealous and Justified
I am jealous of my husband's female friends at work, but he says I am overreacting. Go >
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Too Shy to Talk It Out
How can I confront my husband about our unhappy marriage? I'm afraid to bring it up. Go >
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Can Opposites Who Attract Stay Together?
I feel a void because my husband has different interests and hobbies than I do. Go >
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Seeking Professional Help
See Dr. Betty's guidelines for selecting the right therapist for you. Go >
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Miserable in My Marriage of Convenience
My husband has never been very interested in me sexually and I want out! Go >
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A Husband's Topless Bar Fantasy
I am upset by my husband's obsession that I go to a topless bar with him. Go >
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Handling Conflict
What can two terminally single, independent, aging but immature adults do to keep from being alone the rest of our lives? Go >
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A Doctor's Affair
My husband needs to have sex with other women in order to deal with the stress of his job. Go >
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The Affair's Over, But the Anger's Not
My husband of 43 years had a 17-year affair. It's over and I have stayed, but I still have ill feelings towards him. Is this normal? Go >
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Will My Husband Ever Want Sex Again?
My husband had a heart attack and suffers from depression and no longer has any desire for me. Is there any hope for us? Go >
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Pre-Nup Pressure
I have been living with a gentleman for three years and we have discussed marriage. If we get married, he wants to wait until my kids are older and he wants a prenuptial agreement. Go >
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Married Women who Love Women
Why did my friend and I fall in love with each other after we've been married for over 35 years? Go >
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Stuck in Fantasy Land
I often fantasize about someone else while making love to my wife. What should I do? Go >
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My Husband Has Become a Different Man
I have no respect for the person my husband has become and think I'm falling out of love with him. Go >
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Husband's Aversion to Housework
How do I accept the fact that my husband won't ever do any housework? Go >
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Avoiding My Affair
I am married but have been having an affair for two years and all I want to do is to sidestep and hope for the best. Am I right or wrong? What should I do? Go >
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Should I Stay or Go?
Do I go back to the husband I love or stay with my boyfriend who treats me like a queen? Go >
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Telltale Signs of Divorce
My marriage is on the rocks but I don't want to get a divorce. Can you tell me the divorce danger signs and what I might do to prevent a break-up? Go >
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Friend vs. Spouse
My husband and I spent the last five years doing everything together and now he spends all his time with his male friend. Go >
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Husband's Smoking Addiction Causes Depression
My husband has had two operations for cancer and still smokes. If he dies I don't know what I'll do. Read the column on ThirdAge.com Go >
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Starving for Affection
Is it common for a husband to touch his wife only in a sexual way? Go >
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Nothing in Common but Sex?
Sex is great, but we don't have much else in common. Go >
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I Love My Husband, But I Don't Want Sex
Many physical and psychological factors can affect sex drive in a healthy marriage. Go >
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How Marriage Gets Better
A thriving marriage takes a lot of commitment, hard work, and maturity. Go >
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Empty Nest Equals Empty Marriage?
How to reconnect after the kids move out. Go >
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Craving Excitement
Am I being unfaithful by having cybersex? Go >
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Is He Having an Affair?
We had a great sex life and good communication until three months ago... Go >
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