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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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When women like Bonnie act like "girls" and harbor hurt feelings for years, they forfeit self-respect and power. 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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0:26.2	at dr laura dot com bonnie welcome to the program hi dr laura hi hi how can i help um So I am 37 years old. I am in my second marriage and sorry, I'm pretty nervous. And going over the break was kind of difficult because I had to hang on and be nervous that whole time. But anyway, I, before my husband and I got married, there was a conflict where his sister had
1:08.0	messaged me on Facebook and chewed me out because I had expressed to my husband when we were dating that I needed some more time because he was commuting from a northern part of the state.
1:21.6	I'm sorry.
1:22.6	I'm sorry.
1:23.6	Whoa, you need more time for what?
1:25.6	I'm a little confused yeah um just time in between um seeing him
1:34.7	because he would come down for four days when he would so he worked up in northern part of
1:40.2	the state you're dating this guy and you're talking to him about how you want to proceed in the relationship.
1:47.1	He tells his sister, she doesn't call or talk to you.
1:52.2	Well, he had to have told her.
1:54.0	How else could she know?
1:56.1	So he would stay at his parents' house, which was...
1:59.8	If he didn't, If somebody didn't...
2:01.8	If he didn't...
2:03.5	Ma'am, why are you fighting me on this?
2:05.9	If you talk to him privately and she found out about it,
2:09.8	that means he spoke about it.
2:13.0	Yes.
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