You’re
Not The Person I Married
What would you do if your new spouse did a 180
turnaround and became someone completely different
after getting
married? Today’s guests found themselves in
that predicament after their spouses made significant
changes in sexual preference, fidelity, affection
and respect shortly after saying “I Do.” Now
the question is: to stay together or not?
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After a six-year relationship, formerly engaged
couple Richard and Stacy have broken up after Stacy’s
recent admission that she is a lesbian. Richard
first discovered her preference when he caught
Stacy frequenting
gay chat rooms and asking out women. Stacy has
also admitted to having a lesbian encounter during
a former
engagement to someone else, which Rich says he
wishes he would have known about so that he could
have ended
their relationship sooner. Now Rich says he can’t
trust Stacy and is apprehensive about her parenting
abilities, while
Stacy argues
that her sexual preference has no bearing on the
time she spends with their son.
Family psychologist Dr. Yvonne Thomas advised Rich
of the importance of talking out his feelings of
betrayal and offered counseling sessions after
the show.
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When Latoyya and
Daniel got married, it was the picture of “the
perfect family.” Daniel
gave rings to her three children during the ceremony
and
promised to always be there for them. However,
now that their marriage is in motion, Latoyya
says Daniel
has turned his back on her kids – even
going as far as to ask them to call him “Mr.
Daniel.” Video
Clip: Click here to see Larry’s reaction
to Daniel’s bizarre request.
Latoyya laments the fact that Daniel is cold
to the children and has withdrawn his affection,
while
Daniel
defends himself saying that he feels uncomfortable
around the kids, especially when they call him “Dad.”
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Three months into their marriage, Mindy says
that Joe’s behavior changed and signs appeared
that indicated he may be cheating. Because of
a previous
indiscretion, Mindy had made Joe promise he would
be faithful as a condition of her saying “yes” to
marriage. Now she is afraid that he has fallen
out of love with her and wants the man that she
married
back.
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