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The Dr. Laura Podcast

My Husband Is Great In All Ways But One...

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Sara is embarrassed that she has to attend social events alone because her husband has social anxiety and prefers to stay home. Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - 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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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on serious XM triumph 11. Sarah, welcome to the program.

0:14.0

Hi, Dr. Laura. It's such an honor to talk to you.

0:18.0

Thank you.

0:20.0

Yes, and I for you.

0:23.0

Well, I have a situation I just could use your help with. I am basically I have a wonderful husband.

0:32.0

Who leaves the post it notes and will hold my hand in public and a lot of the things that you were talking about and I'm so thankful for him.

0:41.0

He helps out around the house a lot. Plants great get away for us, but there's just this one part of my life where I feel like I'm missing out because he seems to get very anxious socially.

0:56.0

And so may I make a comment here?

1:01.0

Sure.

1:04.0

You're never going to find a guy who does it all who is a social as you'd like to be in your life with him.

1:12.0

And who is loving attentive who is a hard worker makes it living that supportive is considered in general.

1:22.0

You're never going to get it all every marriage has a compromise that you have to make in your head.

1:29.0

Now, if you think that the quality of your life is going to suffer so much that the rest of his qualities don't make up for it, then you should leave.

1:40.0

I don't recommend that.

1:42.0

I more recommend that you realize everybody who is married everybody.

1:48.0

He has made a sacrifice to marry you and put up with how social you like to be when he's more of a home buddy.

1:57.0

So he's putting up with you being disappointed and annoyed with him and being a pressure on him.

2:06.0

He's disappointed with that, but he stays with you because you have lots of redeeming qualities.

2:15.0

That's a good point.

2:18.0

He really does. I am involved in things and he will come and support me.

2:26.0

And I know I'm putting him outside of his comfort zone to do that.

2:30.0

Now, you're not putting him anywhere.

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