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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Was I Wrong to End My Engagement?

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Alex wants to learn from his recent relationship and asks Dr. Laura if he was correct to end it. Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - 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.

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from two to five PM Eastern time on serious XM triumph 11 Alex. Welcome to the program.

0:15.0

Hi Laura, thank you for taking my call.

0:18.0

You're welcome.

0:19.0

I'm calling because my fiance and I had our first major disagreement and fight over the holidays and her behavior after the fact has really given me a lot of pause and trying to let to our breakup.

0:38.0

So I wanted to find out and get your opinion as whether you know I was too hasty or you know just your opinion on the overall situation.

0:47.0

You're thinking of trying to repair the relationship.

0:54.0

I am not.

0:57.0

Well then why are you wondering about my feedback.

1:02.0

Well, I wanted to find out if my thought process was flawed or if I did the right thing if I didn't do the right thing.

1:10.0

But if you don't want to get back with her, why is this of concern.

1:17.0

Well, I guess going forward for other relationships would help me. I would think.

1:23.0

Ah, okay, that I get. Okay. How old are you? How old is she?

1:27.0

I'm 52. She's 59.

1:30.0

And how long were you dating before you got one one thing at a time. Okay. How long were you dating before you got engaged?

1:38.0

Two years.

1:41.0

And you married before and or kids?

1:46.0

Yes, both of us have been married before with children. But adult children by now.

1:53.0

Okay. Adult children. And it would have been a second marriage for both.

2:02.0

Yes.

2:03.0

And until that particular argument, how did you to resolve differences?

2:11.0

Well, that's the thing we hardly had any differences on my part of that may seem for two and a half years, almost two and a half years.

2:20.0

So that's kind of odd because one of the most important qualities of people spending their lives together is how they deal with somebody's moody one day doesn't want to go to the movie hated it. You loved it. I want spaghetti. I'm sick of that. I mean, there's stuff.

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