"My Husband Paid Me $2000 To Marry Him" – Answering Listener Questions
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Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You made a commitment. But you're not sure you'd make it again. That's where a lot of people are. And in this episode, I answer their questions honestly. One woman has been married 41 years. She loves her husband. She's just never been in love with him. She's asking if it's too late, or if this whole thing was a 41-year mistake. Another asks the thing most separated spouses are afraid to say out loud. If we're both doing fine apart, if we're both becoming ou...
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