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The Dr. Laura Podcast

PCFM Week: Our Marriage Is Falling Apart

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

PCFM Week: Our Marriage Is Falling Apart - The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage Week: In this classic couples counseling episode, Lisa and Tony’s therapist has suggested their marriage is more of an arrangement than anything else. Their effort to express more care for each other, however, hasn’t worked. - Dr. Laura: "Turn on the lovability and love will be returned." - Have you hit a roadblock on expression to one another? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To 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. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011. Hi Lisa, hi Tony.

0:51.2

Okay, so how long have you guys been married? Six years, going on seven years this year.

0:58.0

And do you have any kids? We have three. And are those kids you made or those for many priors?

1:06.2

Together. Okay, how old are the kidlets? Five, three, and three weeks. Oh my god, how do you feel?

1:16.3

Overwhelmed. But with a newborn? Wow. Yeah. Yeah.

1:29.7

Did you have a C-section or did you pop them out?

1:33.0

I have C-section for all three of them. They're big babies. He was the nine pounds and like 14 ounces.

1:38.8

I hope you're six, nine. No, no, I'm not. No, okay. All right. What can I do for you guys?

1:52.4

Okay, so I called because my husband is an advocate for your show and he loves your show.

2:01.1

And we are going through like a very difficult time in our marriage to the point that every day

2:08.4

my husband tells me how he's going to divorce me and he's going to leave me.

2:13.3

And today he said, well, he proposed a couple weeks ago that we stay married for the kids because

2:22.0

that's what you always preach. And stay married for the kids but live a separate life as a foresingle.

2:30.9

And I 100% want to stay married for our children because I understand the importance of a two-parent

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