My boyfriend is spending less and less time with me and I don’t know why. We are about to hit our 5 year mark, getting together when I was 16 and he was 17 and now we’re 21 and 22. We do not make enough...
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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Ask Lisa: My boyfriend has a double standard
I am in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend. Recently he went out with a woman on a Friday night to a market for drinks. He told me afterwards and said he didn’t really want to tell me. He said he...
Ask Lisa: I am uncomfortable with my boyfriend’s boundaries with his ex-wife
My boyfriend sold his house and his new place was supposed to be ready in April. He was divorced on March 18th and planned to leave April 1st. The ex-wife and him are still living in one bedroom apartment and she is...
Ask Lisa: My son has schizophrenia and my boyfriend hates him
I’m in a wonderful relationship with a man and we are talking about getting married. My adult son , 24 yrs. has schizophrenia and asked me to come live with us. He wants to get better and needs my help. In the...
Ask Lisa: She says she loves me but is married and dating others as well
I am over 60 and a healthy male now living an almost retired life. My relationships were always based on respect and a clear understanding of expectations…Three years back I met a woman in a public place where we...
Ask Lisa: I am playing second fiddle in my relationship
I’m writing to you to get your opinion on the situation I have going on with my boyfriend. We have been dating for a little over a year. Around the time we first started dating I noticed him texting on his phone...
Ask Lisa: My boyfriend’s older co-worker is putting the moves on him
My boyfriend has recently started a new position in his workplace. His job is team based so he’s met a few new people and got closer to them as a result of this promotion. However, the woman responsible for the...
Key Insights | Ask Lisa: My boyfriend wants nothing more to do with my son
I am in a relationship and have been for 18 months. We both have kids to previous partners. He has 2 girls aged 4 and 6 and I have 1 aged 7. The issue is my partner has said he can’t deal with my son and wants...
Ask Lisa: Should I cut off from my family of origin?
I’m doing a lot of personal work on overcoming some really dysfunctional situations with my family of origin. I’m 71 years old, (which is hard for me to even believe, feel like I’m 30) and am...
Ask Lisa: My boyfriend is playing house with his ex and son
I have been dating my boyfriend for just over a year and a half. He is a wonderful man and father to a nine-year old son. I am crazy about them both. I am a single mother to a two-year old girl. Her father lives in...
