Dealing with Ex-Spouses

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:26.2	at Dr.ora.com. One of the, you know, I think there is a book waiting to be written about ex-spouses.
0:38.8	We've gotten so many calls and letters.
0:43.5	Somebody married, person A married, person B.
0:46.5	Person B is still very communicative with person B's ex-spouse.
0:56.5	It's typically the guy who still is in deep connection to his ex-wife.
1:03.9	Typically, it's that way.
1:07.7	So the question becomes, is why?
1:11.5	Well, we look at the cause of the divorce, and generally, statistically, generally,
1:17.4	we're looking at women file for divorce.
1:22.3	So the guy's being dumped, and they're kids.
1:32.8	And depending on the guy's personality if he's pretty passive people pleaser he's not going to give up on the relationship even with three more
1:41.0	marriages well that just gives more ex-wives.
1:49.1	Because he's got an emotional investment in still being accepted,
1:52.4	even after a divorce.
1:59.7	And a moral to up at the ante hire, a moral obligation that is not erased in his mind by a divorce.
2:07.9	If her toaster doesn't work, my toaster, it's only like two months old and it crapped out yesterday.
2:15.8	I just press start.
2:20.8	No, it didn't, it didn't you know know blow a fuse in my wall just stopped so if I had an ex-husband who was the kind of personality we're talking about, he would have
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