Why Do I Compulsively Lie to My Wife About Money?
6/12/20261 hr 1 min
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First 90 secondsMike0:00
Why do I compulsively lie to my wife around money? I made the money. Uh, she was a stay-at-home mom. She's already got a hard enough time, um, you know, kids, postpartum depression. She doesn't need this stress. It's my job, so I'll fix it.
John Delony· Host0:14
If you wanted her to not worry about it, you would've just got a second and third job. [upbeat rock music] What up? What's going on? This is John with the Dr. John Delony Show. So glad you're with us, talking about your mental and emotional health, your kids, your marriages, your dating relationships, whatever you got going on. Thanks for being with us. Let's roll out to Denver, Colorado, and talk to Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. What's up, Mike?
Mike0:45
Hey. What's up, Doc?
John Delony· Host0:48
How we doing, homie?
Mike0:49
Not too bad. How are you?
John Delony· Host0:51
I'm good, brother. What's up with you?
Mike0:53
Good. I... You know, longtime listener, first-time caller. Um- Nice.
John Delony· Host0:58
Dude, I don't get enough of those. [laughs] I wish I got that more often. That's awesome.
Mike1:01
I got you.
John Delony· Host1:02
So what's up?
Mike1:03
So I got a question for you, and the immediate answer is probably kinda obvious, and that's something that me and my wife have kinda, um, dealt with. So I was wondering if we could kinda get to the question behind the question.
John Delony· Host1:18
Let's do it. Give me the first- So- Give me the first question.
Mike1:22
Yeah. So i- it's how or why, why do I compulsively lie to my wife