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Aug 12, 2019
4 min

Jobless Spouse

Question My husband is showing no initiative to find a job. I'm not sure how much longer I can take this. I love my husband with all my...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 23, 2019
2 min

5 Ways to Be an Effective Father

Question I grew up with a dad that was physically and emotionally absent. We have two young sons and I want to be the kind of father that...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 24, 2019
3 min

Dreaming

Question I often have dreams about being unfaithful to my husband. They usually involve a faceless “mystery man” who’s perfect in every...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 12, 2019
2 min

Separate Churches

Question My wife and I attend separate churches. She attends the church from her childhood where most of her friends and her sister and...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 11, 2018
2 min

Praying as a Family

Question We gather for a “family prayer time” every week but sometimes it seems like something we “do” rather than something that is...

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Gary Oliver

Oct 23, 2017
2 min

Shoving Spouse

Question My husband and I argue frequently. But lately, he's begun to shove me. I'm having trouble drawing a line between what's...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 23, 2017
3 min

Divorce and Parenting

Question My husband and I divorced a little more than a year ago. The kids live with me and visit their dad (and his new wife of three...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 11, 2016
3 min

Live-in Sister-in-law

Question I’ve been married two years and during that entire time, my husband’s sister has lived with us. She moved in to finish her...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 12, 2015
2 min

Encouraging Your Children

Question My spouse recently told me that I’m overly negative, critical and discouraging parent. I know that it’s easier for me to...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 23, 2014
2 min

Staying Connected After Having Children

Question We were prepared for the birth of our first child but now, a year later, we realize that we weren’t prepared for all of the...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 12, 2013
2 min

Temporary Separation

Question My wife and I are really struggling with our marriage and we’re just about ready to call it quits. We’re both Christians and we...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 24, 2013
2 min

Continuing Affair

Question My husband is having an affair with a co-worker. At first, he was going to leave and now he told me he wants to stay and that he...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 11, 2012
6 min

Growth in Anger

Question I’ve gone to seminars, listened to tapes and read books on how to be an effective parent. Most of the time I do a great job. But...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 11, 2012
2 min

Not in Love

Question I’m married to the most loving, giving, and understanding man I’ve ever met. I love him dearly; however, I'm not in love with...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 11, 2010
2 min

Close Mother-in-law

Question My wife and I have been married three years, and we live a couple hundred miles from our parents. She talks to her mom every day...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 24, 2010
3 min

Parenting Young Adults

Question I'm a mother of two young adult sons, 21 and 19. Nobody warned me how tough it would be to be a parent to young adults. They...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 23, 2010
3 min

Differing Parenting Styles

Question My husband and I haven't done the greatest job in being consistent in how we discipline our 4-year-old son. Now that we have...

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