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The Dr. John Delony Show

My Husband Borrowed Thousands of Dollars and Never Told Me

The Dr. John Delony Show

Ramsey Network

Relationships, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.87.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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On today’s episode, we hear about: A woman struggling to trust her husband after he hid a mountain of debt A woman wondering what boundaries she and her husband should set before moving in with their in-laws A man grappling with the realization that his wife mishandled their money Next Steps: ❤️⁠ Get away with your spouse today!⁠ 🔥⁠ Reconnect every day. Download the Together app.⁠ 📞 Ask John a question! Call 844-693-3291 or⁠ send us a message⁠. 📚⁠ Building a Non-Anxious Life⁠ 📝⁠ Anxiety Test⁠ 📚⁠ Own Your Past, Change Your Future⁠ ❓⁠ Questions for Humans Conversation Cards⁠ 💭⁠ John’s Free Guided Meditation⁠ 🤘🏼⁠ The Dr. John Delony Show Merch⁠   Connect With Our Sponsors: Head to⁠ Beam⁠ and use code DELONY for an exclusive discount—because better sleep, energy and focus start tonight. Get 10% off your first month of⁠ BetterHelp⁠. Keep your home safe and under control. Go to⁠ Cove Smart⁠ and use code DELONY for up to 80% off your first order. Get an exclusive offer with code DELONY at⁠ Cozy Earth⁠.  Get 20% off when you join⁠ DeleteMe⁠. Go to⁠ Dutch Pet⁠ and use code DELONY to get $50 off a year of vet care. Go love your pets! Visit⁠ Hallow⁠ for a 90-day free trial. Visit⁠ Helix Sleep⁠ for special offers! Working knives for working people—go to⁠ Montana Knife Company⁠ to see what’s available now! Explore⁠ Poncho Outdoors⁠! Get 25% off your order at⁠ Thorne⁠.     Explore More From Ramsey Network: 🎙️⁠ The Ramsey Show⁠ 💸⁠ The Ramsey Show Highlights⁠ 🍸⁠ Smart Money Happy Hour⁠ 💡⁠ The Rachel Cruze Show⁠ 💰⁠ George Kamel⁠ 🪑⁠ Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman⁠ 📈⁠ EntreLeadership⁠   ⁠Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

He was supposed to take over all the bills, like, you know, the rent and all these things.

0:09.0

Then I come to find out that our rent wasn't being paid on time.

0:13.0

I only found out because my landlord showed up to my house, and he told me he hadn't spoken to him in a while.

0:20.0

I guess this is harsh, but y'all have never been married.

0:29.5

What up? What up? This is John with the Dr. John Deloney's show. Happy New Year.

0:36.1

Coming to you from Nashville, Tennessee, taking calls from all over the planet.

0:40.4

Real people going through real struggles and their mental and emotional health with their marriages,

0:45.4

with their kids, with schools, whatever you got going on.

0:48.6

My promises, I'll pull up a seat with you and we're going to figure out what's the next right move.

0:52.3

I'd love to have you on the show.

0:59.6

We get hundreds of emails a day from all over the planet and i'd love for you to send one in to john deloney dot com slash ask ask send your email in kelly will review it kelly 1.0 and she'll review it and

1:08.2

um ancient kelly she she she she what happened to new to New Year, New Me? I'm done with that. Are you done now? I'm trying to hang on to my not swearing so much and exercising. But you make me swear a lot. As you, if you listen to the show that you produce, you would know I can't make you do anything you get to make choices you tap dance on my

1:27.6

last nerve though well you should put it away it sounds like a choice but I'd love to have you on

1:33.7

the show Kelly will take your um what you ride in and she will export it to Sanskrit an ancient

1:40.9

language that that that's what she originally learned to read and write on.

1:45.3

And then she'll get back to you. So let's go out to Chicago, Illinois and talk to Jennifer. What's up, Jennifer? Yes. Hi, Dr. John. How are you, love? How are you? Good. I'm okay. Hanging in there. Hanging in there. Well, I'm glad you called. What's going on? So, my question is, should I remain in a marriage where my husband hid a large amount of debt within

2:10.0

the past year and a half?

2:14.1

That's a big question.

2:15.5

Tell me what's going on.

2:16.9

What did you discover? So try to, I'm just going to try to make it simple because it's a big question. Tell me what's going on. What did you discover?

2:33.4

So try to, I'm going to try to make it simple because it's a lot. Well, we relocated. I was the one paying most of the bills in the beginning. Then I got pregnant. I was still paying the rent, you know, the bills, because I was the one who made more money.

2:34.3

What did he do? Did he go to a job? Yeah, he was, because I was the one who made more money. What did he do?

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