# I need marriage advice for someone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 9, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492 "2010-06-09T01:34:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492/21 "2010-06-09T21:07:11Z")

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I blame the oil spill, am I correct? Your in the Bayou…

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492/22 "2010-06-09T21:26:47Z")

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I’m not questioning your motives, Snailboy, and assume your relationship with your friend is completely honorable - but if they’re having trouble in the relationship, her talking to a male friend about their sex problems isn’t going to help things at all. If the husband finds out it could do some real damage to their relationship.

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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492/23 "2010-06-09T21:29:32Z")

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Another vote for therapist. One reason (stress from financial issues) my not be the total picture, and once you find all the factors, you still to need find solutions that will make both the husband and wife happier and/or avoid falling into the same situation again.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-marriage-advice-for-someone/542492/24 "2010-06-10T19:53:04Z")

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If he likes porn (and who doesn’t?) and masturbates to it, he should quit masturbating to it, or at least cut down greatly.

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