When a "Perfect Relationship" Starts Falling Apart

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Gabrielle finds herself in a difficult situation. What once seemed like the perfect relationship with her boyfriend has begun to unravel, leaving her confused and uncertain about the future. • 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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0:27.9	Gabrielle, welcome to the program.
0:30.4	Hi, how are you doing?
0:32.5	Good.
0:34.2	How can I help?
0:36.7	I read your books.
0:38.3	I listen to you all the time with my mom.
0:41.3	I'm just going to try to make it as short and to the point as possible.
0:46.3	So I'm 29.
0:48.3	Just last Friday, my boyfriend of 10 months who's 35 broke things off and completely discarded me.
0:55.0	We got set up in August by his adult step-sister, and basically we were both same-minded,
1:03.0	like-minded Christian, wanting marriage, wanting kids. It was great. Everything's great. He was successful
1:09.0	in the big city near me, and his job. He had a home.
1:13.6	He was very stable, consistent, and made me feel love. Three months in, I asked where it was going,
1:18.0	because I like clarity. And he's like, you're right. I want you to be my girlfriend. Since then,
1:22.5	we had been intertwined with each other, our lives, our families, very consistent, very stable.
1:29.3	We, in February, I got, we were at the stockyards in Fort Worth and I may have said something.
1:35.3	I said, I love you to him.
1:36.3	He's like, I'm not ready.
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