Their Therapist Fired Them… Now She Wants Out

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🗓️ 16 May 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Ben and his wife were dismissed by their therapist, and now their marriage is in deeper trouble than ever. She says she’s no longer romantically attracted to him and is talking divorce. With two children caught in the middle, Ben asks what steps he should take next. 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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0:25.6	at Dr. Laura.com. Ben, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call.
0:33.4	You're very welcome. What's happening? So my wife has told me at the end of February that she wants to get a divorce.
0:47.3	She, I mean, we have, I feel like normal issues in our marriage that can be fully resolved.
0:59.0	But my big thing is that in December, she went on antidepressants.
1:08.0	And since then, she's been like a completely different person and i feel like if
1:14.2	she wasn't on them you know things wouldn't be she wouldn't feel the way she feels right now
1:20.7	and i'm having my question is i don't know if the right thing to do is to let her, you know, do what she feels like she needs to do.
1:33.2	I think she's making a mistake.
1:36.5	Tell me how old you are, how old she is when you started dating.
1:42.3	Give me some background.
1:50.4	Sure. I'm 33.'s 32 we have two kids 10 and four we have been married for 11 and a half years together for 13 I think 12 13 um both we got married uh I guess relatively young um
2:13.6	yes she uh and we knew when you dating, were there any concerns that you had at the time?
2:22.3	No. No. Um, things were great. Um, things have been overall, like I said, good. I mean, we have, like I said, common.
2:34.3	Okay, from her frame of reference, what has she not been happy about? From her frame of reference.
2:41.1	I know you think, you know, these are normal things people go through, but from her frame of reference.
2:45.9	Sure. So I guess the, she says that, um, she wishes that, I guess I was more romantic, um, you know, like the, the cuddling and the snuggling and stuff like that.
3:15.3	And that's why, and she says that the reason that she wants a divorce is that she doesn't feel like romantic feelings anymore. She says I didn't do anything. She says that, yes, things were good.
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