Andrew G Marshall

Author & Marital Therapist

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I have been with my husband for 22 yrs, married for 17yrs.  Things have been up and down in our marriage before but we have always worked them through.  This time round Things have been more destructive (emotionally abusive) on … Continue reading

I read your book, “I love You But…” and I urged my husband to read it too. He never did. We went to therapy. It didn’t work. He has now left and says he wants a divorce. He says he … Continue reading

Last week my husband of 23 years left me and our 2 kids (18 and 7 yrs), we are both 44 and marry at 21yrs. 4 months ago he told me that he didn’t feel the same any more and … Continue reading

My wife told me that she wanted a trial separation and on Christmas Eve she will have been gone for 3 months. We have a 3 year old boy and before she left I did all the wrong things trying … Continue reading

My wife dropped the ILYB bomb about three months ago (on our 19th anniversary — 20 years together — as it happens). I’m 45, she’s just turned 40, we have one daughter aged 13. We’ve had a few rough years, … Continue reading

I’m actually not sure which book to read, but I watched the interviews you have posted in which you describe what each book relates to. I was especially struck by “How can I ever Trust you Again?” How shall I … Continue reading

I am 24-year-old male who married my wife after dating for 4 years in college. I have never thought I would marry so young, but I also had never imagined having sexless marriage in such a young age. Last month, … Continue reading

We just got the ILYB book, and my spouse has agreed to read it together with me.  We have been together for 7 years, married for just over 1, and the ILYB came out when I received a text message … Continue reading

My husband of 18 years (been together 25years) told me recently that he felt we’d grown apart and he’d been unhappy for a very long time.  I was shocked, devastated, upset and annoyed that he hadn’t brought it up sooner.  … Continue reading

After 8 years my girlfriend ended our relationship on a Friday morning with the words “I can’t do it any more”. She had often been distant in recent months but every time I confronted her about it she said she … Continue reading