Topic : 09/05 The Divorce Experiment

i havent rolled on the floor laughing so hard scince i was a child,and im still rofl  you gave that jerk just what he needed lol  hahaha, god made women to give us a companion not to be a slave or a servent and i was very upset to see how he was theating his wife he was blessed with a good loving woman,she deserves to be treated as a equal as all women do its a sad thing to see somany women bein mistreated by men, i relly didnt see a change in that mans future other that the noumber of people living with him he will be alone dr phil please keep an eye on her i think he will try to make her sorry for coming to you for help i saw that in his eyes, call me crazey if you like but i have that gift i see things from within,  i loved it when you said he was like a dog runnin up nad down the fence barkin and reached a open gate come on out and lets see what you got im rotfl now at that you hit the nail dead on the head  lol   

job well done i watch ur show every day and this was by far the best ive seen, ohhh to the women you got to teach him a lesson ladies well done  lol i too believe a man should cook clean house and do laundry, its not ur job to raise ur husband,thats mamas job when he was a child,i grew up with 5 sisters, and i love to do my part in helpin out and feel every man should as well you guys and ladies gave my heart such a uplift today thank you all,and may god bless every one ,just sign me as one crazey guy but lovin every day of it  

AMEN!! 

That's exactly how my marriage is! We've been married for 10 years, but have been together for 20 (high school sweet harts). We have a deep love that allows us to have compassion for each other. And with each challenge we work together to get what needs done done. We have lost family members and best friends and cried in each other's arms. We've have two beautiful girls and DH was my rock through both deliveries. When ever either one of us is having trouble the other is there to help out. 

Dear Dr. Phil,    

          I am writing to ask for some help with my demanding HusbandHe doesn't realize that he    

       pushing me away from him every time he demands me to do anything.   

        I am a mother of four children and I am trying to better myself by going to college and get an Associates Degree in Business Office Technology, and He doesn't want me to go to school because he doesn't want to have to pay for my expenses to go to school.   

  Dr.Phil he wants me to do everything by myself wash the clothes, clean the house , watch the kids, fix his supper, etc.    

       I also have Bipolar Type II Disorder and I have a lot of mood swings that have interfered with our marriageI even tried to move away and we were seperated ourselves and I came back because I wanted to give this a second chance and well we still have our disagreements and he is still demanding me to do things his way.   

   Please help us   

   Angel_4476, Ga.   

I am the woman who yelled at Greg and I would never speak to my husband like that in a million years because my husband treats me with respect and love, so I would do anything for him.  We only did  to Greg what he does to his wife on a regular basis so that he could feel her pain!  He said to me a couple of times, "Yeah I guess I could do that a little different".  A good husband does not make his wife so scared of him that she retreats to the bathroom to throw up every day.  Greg is not doing his job as a husband.  This guy has issues and he needed to feel her pain even if it were for just a day or two.  I am not a feminist by any means, but I do think that all humans should be treated with respect.  I would do the same thing if this were a man being treated this way by his wife.  So for you to take the stance that  this didn't help, is dead wrong!  I saw lights go off in this man's head every time he was treated the way he treats his wife.  Now it is up to him to decide if he wants to keep treating her like an animal or save his marriage.  He was given a wake- up call and that's all we could do.  I'm am very proud of the experiment and would do it again in a heartbeat. Yes,  God is good and there ARE roles in families, but God didn't say that the man should take out the garbage and the woman should make the bed.  He looked at roles as ways to treat and respect one another.  One of those roles is to love and honor your family!!!!!    Think about that one and maybe read your Bible a little more closely. 

Rebecca 

LOL-you missed the point.  She was on strike for a better division of labour. Once she got his attention and renegotiated the deal, she did her fair share and more-she says she does all the cooking, cleaning and looks after the kids. 

Early in my marriage, I had to do something similar.  I just out-waited him until he did housework  and then I rewarded him by pitching in and cleaning up everything.  It took a pretty messy house before he did his share (his mother-I love her dearly-did everything for her boys) and I needed to motivate him to help out.  It worked dandy and I would recommend it to anyone who has a husband who consistently fails to pull his weight around the house. 

Greg did a few things around the house that some guys do, but he was not doing his job as a man and husband.  When he met Amy he did all of the right things to get her where he wanted her, but now  he says he doesn't have the "TOOLS"  to keep her happy.    I hope this slap in the face leads him to see how bad he made her feel, and helps him make the right choice  by treating his wife like a human being.  He needs therapy and a willing soul to help him now.   I hope he sees how this is effecting his young daughters too.  If he can realize that he can love his wife to do anything he wants, then he will have it made.  Thanks for you comment. 

Rebecca