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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Boris Fishman

My wife and I had couples therapy on TV. It nearly wrecked our marriage

Boris Fishman and Jessica Cole photographed at home in New Jersey.
Boris Fishman and Jessica Cole photographed at home in New Jersey. Photograph: Chris Buck/The Guardian

“You are the reason women hate men,” a woman commented on one of my Instagram posts. “You don’t deserve Jessica, you schmuck,” another said in a direct message on Facebook. “I hope you’ve gotten the help you need and set your poor wife free,” wrote a third.

I am a novelist who relishes connecting with his audience. That disposition has suffered. The reason: three months ago, the US network Showtime aired the latest season of the documentary series Couples Therapy, on which my wife Jessica and I appeared as one of the pairs.

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