Coping with Unkept Promises in a Marriage

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Marsha is struggling with disappointment in her late-life marriage after her husband failed to keep his promise to quit smoking. • Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:30.7	Marcia, welcome to the program.
0:33.5	Thank you.
0:35.4	You're welcome.
0:36.0	I've been listening to you since I was stationed in California in San Diego in the early 90s. Thank you. You're welcome. I was stationed in California in San Diego in the early 90s.
0:41.3	Thank you.
0:42.3	Thank you.
0:43.3	How can I help you?
0:45.3	Well, I'm 64 and never got married.
0:52.3	That's kind of a... been asked a bunch of times while in the military just couldn't ever settle down.
0:58.3	And one time I decided to, and that one turned out bad.
1:02.6	Anyway, we never got married.
1:04.4	So I'm 64, and I'm a guy, finds me on Facebook somehow.
1:09.6	Not on dating side.
1:10.8	I never do those. But anyway, he pursued me and... finds me on Facebook somehow. Not on dating side.
1:11.6	I never do those.
1:14.6	But anyway, he pursued me.
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