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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Jean's first husband was a disappointment and she'd like to figure out how to make better choices in her future relationships. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Gene, welcome to the program.
0:13.8	Hello, Dr. Laura. Hi. Thank you for taking my call. I recently divorced after just a very short time for your marriage when I got married
0:23.8	when I was 49, which I didn't even want to get married. My real question is, what do I need to learn
0:32.5	or what do I need to do? I have no idea because I don't know anything about you and your
0:38.8	background. You're asking me a question that would require intensive knowledge of you.
0:44.9	But looking back, why did you marry him? Looking back, looking back.
0:55.3	Material security.
0:58.8	Kind of
0:59.7	very smart, good job.
1:03.8	Yeah,
1:05.0	just security and that kind of became
1:08.1	what I've always been in my life, even though on the outside I look like
1:12.3	I really take care of myself well. But when it comes to like kind of I need someone, I'd rather
1:18.1	have a maternal person taking care of me instead of me doing the job. I'd rather not do work.
1:25.0	So you want a husband to be maternal?
1:29.6	I guess.
1:30.8	That can always be a disappointment right there.
1:34.9	Yes.
1:35.9	And I left.
1:37.5	Yeah.
1:38.4	And now I've got...
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