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Mary is going to kick us off in Cleveland, Ohio. Mary, welcome to the show.

Hi, how are you doing today?

Doing well. How are you?

I'm going to be honest. I'm a little nervous and anxious right now.

We got you, Mary. It's just us here. Just us, girls.

Let's talk.

Okay.

What's going on?

So I'm calling in because my husband is a gambling addict and has been since January of this year

when it became legal in Ohio.

It has caused the heaviest toll on our marriage, on our relationship, our family, and I'm at the

point where I have tried many routes with this, trying to be very gracious on how I go about

it, trying to be respectful as a wife, trying to support his mistakes, but trying to get him

the help he needs. And nothing is working. And at this point, he is very adamant about continuing

to do it. And I'm at the point where I feel that I need to, you know, take my daughter and take a step

away, not divorce, but maybe take some separation

until he figures it out. But I honestly don't want to have to do that, but I don't know what else

to do right now.

What makes you think that, or what's happening that you feel like I need to get me and my daughter

out of this to be safe?

I think you're right. I think you're right, by the way, but I want you just to articulate what something else is going on.

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