Quote From: net_surferThe guy may be wrong headed but he isn't a criminal. he has not crossed that line yet, and we should not judge him like he's done something ilegal to her. If he can prove the she cheated on him, nothing thast he done to her is against the law. He has not cheated on her, he has not physicaly abused her. Going onto his computer and checking a myspace page? Putting a GPS device in his Car before she drives it? I look at him and I see somebody who is being very immature. He has a very beautiful wife, and he probably will not find another wife like her; but based on what I saw, he appears to be far better prepared for a divorce case than she is. great episode though, I really wish the best for these two people and their children. personally I don't believe people should get divorced as often as they do, not only because of my belief in the Bible and it's teachings, but also love of family, Children are the future, and courts do not make happy families regardless of how bad a situation is. Infidelity, drugs, and violence really should be the only reasons for divorce and that is just not the case here. She is having a mid-life crisis and wants to sleep with other people because she is no longer attracted to her husband and then blames her husband for all the crazy things he does. Is that any reason to divorce? Some say it is, but i think it's very selfish on her part as well. If I ever got divorced, I would assume, that my kids would get divorced, and their kids, and their kids, and their kids too. I think about things in those terms and I know not everybody does, but to me it all seems very, very selfish. This is actually the first episode of Dr. Phil I have ever watched. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't usualy watch television. Last week i was flipping through channels and came across a commercial for tonight's episode and have been waiting for it all week.
this post is just too bizzare for words. Apparently you're not watching tv or READING very much either! "Infidelity, drugs, and violence really should be the only reasons for divorce and that is just not the case here" is this right? So you think if someone explotes a wife or children then that's ok? I mean if he doesn't physically touch her but posts those nude pictures of his wife to the internet that isn't any of those things you'd just mentioned & so that's ok? You think that him suggesting she sleep with his friend & *inviting that friend into their bedroom* is ok because it didn't leave bruses, didn't involve drugs & was with his concent?
You think that when this woman said "I'm not sure why he'd wants to be with me anyway he doesn't like anything about me" that this is just her having a "midlife crisis" and not because he verbally cuts her down at every turn? It isn't that she's "no longer attracted to her husband" she was *tricked into marrying him to start with* as a teenager. When I think of the stupid things I did as a kid I cringe & that includes 19 yrs. old I'm not one who really believe in divorce either however I also don't believe that children should be allowed to be brought up by someone who is derranged! I don't care if she had slept with every guy in town you *cannot* keep someone against their will & that my friend with infidelity or not is indeed against the law. And yes he has violated her physically by taking pictures of her against her will while she's showering! As far as the GPS system going into "his car" as you say perhaps she could have HER OWN car if he hadn't gotten her fired! Or maybe if he'd give her access to their finacial resources!
Again I'm not a believer in getting divorced as quickly as people do today & I think work needs to be done first but when someone is a *clear & present* danger I think there needs to be actions taken & quickly to put distance between these people. You say "If I ever got divored, I would assume, that my kids would get divorced, and their kids, and their kids. I think about things in those terms and I know not everybody does, but to me it all seems very, very selfish." Well I say that you "assume too much" & I know *many people that came from what use to be reffered to as a "broken home" & have been happily married for years & are NOT divorced. On top of this just because the bruises aren't seen doesn't mean that emotional abuse is not violent! Not only is it violent but the wounds often last much longer than the physical ones because people do NOT see them! Frankly I wouldn't be surprised to find out that this man is completely unhinged because of emotional abuse he'd suffered as a child! And look at what it's caused him here? Even if he's been normal up until his wife's first affair, which he wasn't, there are many people that face a spouse that has had an affair &/or that is a habitual cheater. The may try to work it out, and they find that they're a bit obsessive when it comes to "checking on a spouse, & go get counseling only to find it hasn't helped & finally leave, they may get a divorce after all is said & done or they may divorce right away, but you cannot go keeping a person prisoner in their own home! You cannot just try to create a pregnancy against the persons wishes & yes that would be criminal & that is the difference between someone who's just really upset & someone who's over the top. Go google "emotional abuse" and do some reading so you're not sounding like this any more.
Jeffrey and Jennifer's shocking and complicated story continues. During their 11-year marriage, Jeffrey has become so obsessed with Jennifer, he watches her every move. He has installed a GPS system in her car, taps her phone conversations, takes inappropriate pictures of her and watches her while she sleeps. Dr. Phil probes deep into Jeffrey's mind to find out why he acts the way he does. Is there any boundary Jeffrey won't cross when it comes to controlling his wife? Then, how are Jennifer and Jeffrey's three children being affected by the madness in the house? Their eldest child has been an eyewitness to his father's schemes. And, while Dr. Phil speaks one on one with Jennifer, Jeffrey has a total meltdown backstage, becoming physically ill. When Dr. Phil confronts him about his anxieties and offers a solution, will Jeffrey choose to make a change? Don’t miss the second part of this dramatic and emotional story, and find out if this family is on the path to healing or headed to divorce court. Join the discussion.
