I'm Changing to Save My Marriage

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Megan credits "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" with helping her quickly recognize how she could change to keep her marriage from crumbling. 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.
0:02.9	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	Megan, welcome to the program.
0:14.1	Hello, Dr. Laura.
0:15.8	Hello, Megan. How can I help?
0:19.6	Hi.
0:21.3	One moment, please.
0:22.7	Let me get to the other room.
0:27.9	I called on Monday at a pretty low point in my life because my husband the night before had told me he didn't want to be with me anymore.
0:47.3	And it caused me to take a deep look inside at my actions, my behavior.
1:00.9	And I realized that I hadn't given him the love that he deserved.
1:11.6	I took him for granted and I constantly undermined him in front of our three young children.
1:22.6	I... I have made changes and I listened to your book, the audio book that you wrote about proper care and feeding of your husband.
1:46.5	And it has honestly changed my life.
1:50.5	Because while I thought we were on the verge of tipping off this ledge into divorce,
1:58.4	I made huge changes and I apologized and I let him take the lead and it's truly made a difference
2:12.3	and I just want to say thank you for your wisdom and sharing it all.
2:20.4	Well, thank you for being open to it.
2:23.4	That's the most important part.
2:25.2	Good for you.
2:26.3	I'm proud of you.
2:29.8	Thank you.
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