My Son's Girlfriend Doesn't Like Me

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Christine has struggled to build a positive relationship with her son's girlfriend of eight years. Tension between them has been especially difficult since a family gathering. • 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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0:30.6	Christine, welcome to the program.
0:33.2	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:35.2	Hi.
0:36.6	What can I help you with?
0:39.7	Okay, so I have a son, he's married.
0:43.8	They have a two-year-old little boy.
0:45.7	They've been together for eight years.
0:47.7	She never, I mean, I've met her, like, once or twice.
0:51.9	There was a little incident with my other two kids.
0:54.4	We had a birthday plan for my son who's married to her.
0:58.4	And he, they were just dating like a couple months, maybe.
1:03.8	I don't know.
1:04.6	It was a long time ago.
1:05.8	And he ended up last minute. Why would your son be involved that deeply with a female person that he was going to marry her and all of that,
1:18.0	and not want to integrate her into the family?
1:22.3	Why would he want to do that?
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