Her head was spinning and she couldn’t breathe. Her chest felt heavy. What was wrong? These were the physical signs that at the age of 37 Natalia was experiencing the brutality of a smashed entitlement. She had the rug pulled from under her by her once adoring partner, 38-year-old Javier. Ever since they met [...]
“I hate myself when I get mad at my wife. I just lose it! I see red when Helena hasn’t done the household chores and there is no food in the refrigerator. I scream and lose control, but I just can’t stop. Then I feel like a monster when she cringes with fear and [...]
“I’m tired of everyone depending on me to get things done!” Shelly said, screwing her face up into a pout of rebellious anger. At 32-years of age, Shelly had opened a beauty salon, offering premium quality hair treatments, make up, manicure, pedicure and weight-loss services. After graduating top of her class in beauty school, [...]
His heart beat so fast it made him dizzy. He couldn’t breathe, his stomach muscles contracted, his temples throbbed as 38-year-old Julio thought his skull was going to be sucked off his head. Astrid, his 35-year-old wife had just said, “I don’t know if I want to be with you anymore!” The bliss illusion [...]
“I’m really sad that it happened again,” Yasmin said in a low voice. “He accused me of looking at other guys in the café when I wasn’t. But when he ogles women and I get upset he flies off the handle and tells me I expect too much and should back off.”Dashed expectations were a [...]
Zara, a 33-year-old medical genetic researcher came out of the shower at 8:00 am, and sat at her dinette. Her body started to shake. Her trembling hands dropped the coffee pot over the counter top, splashing the hot liquid on her clean shirt. Her heart and breathing rate escalated until she felt faint. She [...]
Genuine versus fasle affection: what's real and what isn't? “He only gives me a hug goodnight because I complained about how little we touch. But it isn’t real. He’s only doing it because it’s on his list. It doesn’t feel like genuine affection, and I’d rather not have it,” said 36-year-old Marion describing her [...]
Julio a 43-year-old solar panel engineer had a natural genius for noticing a problem and fixing it. It was a gift he used to make his partner Geena, a 44-year-old artisan baker happy and satisfied. He expected that she would be enthralled, take him into her world and keep him there, safe, cozy, and [...]
The disappointment loop – Shannon’s story Shannon a 40-year-old sales manager sighed deeply as her husband Dario, a 41-year-old robotics engineer, declined her help in the backyard and ignored her when she asked him to cuddle up on the sofa to watch a show in the evening. The disappointment loop kicked in again – [...]
“Why does my wife never acknowledge everything I do for her, and only focus on the one time I forgot to call her when I was late home?” Marcus a 38-year-old realtor pleaded. “I try to tell her I love her every day, make sure we are on good terms before we go to [...]
