Deciding Whether to Stay or Leave

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🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Shelly is struggling with the emotional impact of discovering her husband’s long-term unfaithfulness and pornography use, which deeply affected their marriage and intimacy. 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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0:31.1	Laura.com. Shelly, welcome to the program. Thank you, Dr. Laura. I've been a huge fan for years. I really respect your opinion
0:42.1	and I'm so excited to speak with you today. Thank you for taking my call. You're very welcome.
0:47.6	How can I hope? Okay. I'll try to keep this brief. No, no, no, no, no. I don't need brief.
0:54.0	I need clear, clear clear clear okay all right okay
0:56.8	i'm 55 i've been married to my husband for 12 years uh is this a second marriage second marriage
1:04.6	yep this is a second marriage for both of you yes he had a very short-lived marriage. And why did he have only a
1:16.0	short-lived marriage? Why was it short-lived? They just didn't see eye to eye on a lot of things.
1:23.6	And so he left her. And then he was single for like 11 years.
1:29.4	I mean, he dated, but he didn't, you know, he lived alone.
1:31.8	Did he make any babies with her?
1:34.3	Yes, they have two children.
1:37.3	And then short-lived divorce, two kids.
1:40.3	So how old are his kids now?
1:44.4	26 and 24, I believe.
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