By Alisa Bowman
The Question: In your book, you describe a moment when your friend sat you down and said about your failing marriage, “You need to try everything you can to save it.” At what point does a friend sit their friend who is in a bad marriage down and say, “You need to do everything you can to get out of this marriage. Everything!” As you know, that would probably strain the friendship much more than saying the former. Thoughts?
My take: Before I started writing this blog, such conversations once filled me with apprehension. But, for the past few years, I’ve gotten used to answering emails from readers and responding to comments. I’ve also gotten used to nearly everyone I know in real life seeking my opinion whenever they are having relationship problems.... More...
