I Wish My Husband Was More Affectionate

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🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Dr. Laura has the solution to Rhonda's problem with her husband who has gotten less affectionate over the years. Email questions or comments: [email protected] - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:12.5	Rondo welcome to the program. Thank you, Dr. Laura. My husband and I have had issues throughout our marriage. We did go to therapy.
0:24.0	When did the issue start to the issue start while you were dating or soon after marriage or after babies. When would you say you noticed issues.
0:35.0	This is our second marriage and the issue started probably maybe 11 to 11 years after our marriage.
0:49.0	Oh, so for 11 years it was really lovely.
0:54.0	Well, I feel he's always had a control issue, which is part of his PTSD.
1:02.0	And so he has PTSD and control issues for 11 years.
1:09.0	Now he said that for a long, long time. I mean he did get married a guy with PTSD and control issues. You didn't notice this when you were dating.
1:19.0	So you're creating a false picture that this is only recent. No, it's not. It was from the beginning.
1:27.0	Now after years, it manifests in different ways. I'll give you that. But this was from day one sweetie. I don't understand that.
1:36.0	Well, back story is and that married him in six weeks.
1:44.0	So I mean that's, but he's a very, he's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful man. He's like John Wayne. I mean, he's just very.
1:54.0	You married a guy you met in six weeks.
1:59.0	Now, yeah. Okay. Would you recommend that everybody?
2:04.0	We've been married 37 years.
2:08.0	Oh, I thought it was 11 or 11 since it's shown itself started. That's correct.
2:17.0	Well, the older he, the older we've got the older we've got PTSD, survivor, sexual, sexual abuse.
2:25.0	And he was in the military during. It was military and he was sexually abused.
2:33.0	No, I was sexually abused. I had also. I see. I see from childhood. That's abuse.
2:42.0	So we've both been in therapy, but you know, and we things are, you know, we have a lovely marriage.
2:48.0	We, you know, I respect him. He, you know, he respects me, but it's the affection part. It's the she says he forgets.
2:56.0	And I don't understand how someone can forget to give you hugs and kisses during the day.
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