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Abandonment

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Sociopath
Nov 11, 2011
Abandonment
I am 53 and have been with a man 23 years. We are both health care professionals. We have 3 young children. He is a very charming prominent doctor and he has, to say the least...been living a double life. I realize he is a sociopath and I was wondering if you have ever had success with people like him and what does it take. Do they ever see themselves as having this problem? I think he has been like this since late childhood. Is therapy long term for these people? Did you ever see them get better? He is 66 now and while we were on the family vacation he married a "childhood sweetheart" now...
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Loving an Ex who is in a New Relationship
Aug 14, 2011
Abandonment
Dr. Love. Here's my story. Me and my ex of 3 and a half years broke up back in December out of stupidity, ego (on both parts). At first, she begged me back but I was too consumed with anger to accept her. And within weeks I fell into a rebound relationship which lasted for a couple of weeks. Well I did sleep with my rebound and foolishly admitted that to my love (cause I thought honestyMany people believe that "honesty is the best policy" in intimate relationships. Nothing could be further from the truth. Practicing this philosophy by speaking your mind at all costs may cost you...(Click...
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Is He Going to One Day Be Everything I Need?
May 24, 2011
Abandonment
I have a long and complex situation. I was in a 2 year relationship with a man who I am still in love with but am so unsure of what to do. Our relationship was amazing at times and rocky at other times. Let me tell you a little about his past, maybe this will help to paint a better picture because I have a feeling the way our relationship was and how it ended has a lot to do with his upbringing. He was told that his birth mom abandoned him, and he lived with his alcoholic father and stepmother until his father passed away when he was 10 years old. Then he moved to live with his...
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Braced for Abuse or Crumbs
Oct 1, 2010
Abandonment
Dear Dr. Love, A few years ago I met a guy and we made friends. We were friends for about 2 months and then I moved away. I knew he liked me then, but I didn't return his affections. About 3 months ago he contacted me again, and we've had lots of contact since. We've been talking on the phone, for hours, and it's been really nice. But now I'm afraid. I don't really let people in that easily, and I haven't told him that I see a psychiatrist or that I sometimes get a bit depressed. He's coming to visit me and now I'm afraid that he'll turn out to...
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Is Something Wrong with Me or My Girlfriend?
Aug 17, 2010
Abandonment
I'm not so happy with what's happening between me and my gf (girlfriend), and kinda stuck, and don't know whose fault it is, or is it normal between us.  But I guess I'll just lay it out here so you might be able to help me with a suitable solution. Here goes: I've been in love with my girlfriend for a year. We both live and work in Australia. Her family is in the US. I care a lot about my gf, and I suppose that's what people do when they are in love. I'm ok when she's not around me. I'm not a sort of needy kind of person, but I do miss her a lot...
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Feel Empty and Sad
Aug 10, 2010
Abandonment
Dear Dr. Love, I went out with my ex-boyfriend for over 12 months. I moved into his apartment after 3 months. We fell deeply in love. He is very successful and older than me he is 35 and I'm in my late twenties. We talked about marriage and starting a family. I foolishly believed we would get married and that would be that. I would have fantasies about our beautiful family we would have, etc. Then out of the blue he didn't come home one night and his phone was off. I was very worried! He came home two nights later. I was furious. The he broke up with me. I was devastated...
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Girl Whose Boyfriend Went Berserk When He Found Out That She Kissed Another
Jul 18, 2009
Abandonment
Dear Dr. Love, Hi. I'm Mary. . .and I'm 15. I hope you please answer this question in your column. . .it's very important to me. About a year and 3 months ago - I met my first love over the internet. We were very, very close. He's 17 now. Our relationship seemed like it was unbreakable. . .until I mentioned that I had kissed someone else - before even meeting him. He thought this made me tainted.. .used. . .And he couldn't deal with that. Since January. . we've been trying to deal with this problem. It's consumed our entire lives. He went into a deep depression, was kicked...
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You Lost Her 13 Years Ago and Still Feel Depressed
Feb 18, 2009
Abandonment
Dr. Love- 13. 5 years ago I fell in love with a girl. After 6 months, she ended the relationship abruptly. I spent a month begging and pleading to try and get her back. I spent the next 3 months in the worst state of depression I've ever felt. Since that break-up 13 years ago, there have been a couple times where she has come back to my mind and in both cases the result was a depression that lasted a couple days to a week. Recently, the 3rd such instance has occurred and has left me in a state of depression for over a week much more intense than the past 2 and similar to the 3-month...
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