But I've Changed

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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James wants to prove to his girlfriend that she can trust him to be the man she needs. 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 downloading my call of the day podcast.
0:03.5	You too can participate in my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111.
0:12.9	James, welcome to the program.
0:15.9	Hey, Dr. Laura. Thank you so much for having me on.
0:18.8	Thank you.
0:20.6	Can you hear me all right?
0:22.5	Yes, sir.
0:24.4	Okay.
0:25.5	So I'm calling, because I'm in a bit of a predicament, I am deeply in love with a woman who is just perfect in every way.
0:36.7	We've had this whirlwind romance that started about a year ago.
0:42.1	We've been pretty deliberate on taking things slow and, you know, trying not to become overly or unhealthily attached.
0:51.7	But, you know, we formed a really deep bond very quickly.
0:55.8	And a couple months into our relationship, which has generally been wonderful.
1:02.7	And, you know, we've made a lot of really special memories together.
1:05.8	And, you know, we kind of share all the same values and interests that I think make a healthy relationship and a good marriage, which is what we want to have a, you know, marriage and a family together.
1:19.1	But the last few months this year, I've really become weak.
1:26.3	I've really screwed up because I've had a lot of anxiety about being able
1:33.4	to provide for her and our future family. And I've really not addressed a lot of my own issues
1:42.7	that I was working through before we started dating.
1:46.0	And it's like I've been harder and harder on myself and more and more afraid to address my feelings and, you know, be a man, which is kind of what I thought about calling you before.
1:59.0	And I knew that you would just tell me to
2:01.3	be a man. And I guess I was so scared of losing her that I've completely withdrawn the last
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