The Doc is In!

Hello. My name is Dr. Garcia. How are you all doing today? Fine? That's good (although it doesn't seem like your wife agrees...) Now, let me see here... Ah, Petruchio and Katherine.

I'd like to start off with some goals for Petruchio. Throughout our session, I have seen you mistreat your wife in a number of ways that do not seem at all appropriate and healthy in a relationship. While I understand that you feel your preferences matter as much as Katherine's, it seems a bit extreme to deny reality as the rest of us see it altogether. Katherine tells me of a time when you told her that the moon was bright when it was in fact mid-afternoon. In the future, I would implore you to let Katherine discover the world as she sees it rather than telling her the difference between right and wrong and expecting her to obey.

Furthermore, your denial of food and sleep for Katherine is simply not how you treat a lady. A healthy relationship is built on the health, emotional and physical, of both partners individually, and you absolutely cannot have a successful marriage until you begin to value Katherine more than you value the relationship.

Lastly, I would advise you to be honest with Katherine. Somehow (it is beyond me), she has grown to love you, in such a way that any problems you may have with your financial standing and class will not affect how she feels about you. Rather than trying to distract her from your problems in various barbaric ways, try telling her what your situation is, and see how she feels about it.

Katherine, it's time for you. I recognize that you've felt unloved for quite some time. I think that this marriage has the potential to be very successful, but, as I said before, it cannot reach that potential until both you and Petruchio are comfortable with the aspects of yourself that you may not like. For him, it is his class. For you, it is how much you are affected emotionally by the title of 'shrew.' It's okay to feel, Katherine. And it is okay to have your own opinions and be at all times yourself. You and Petruchio must work together to bring out the best in each other. With this in mind, I know the two of you can succeed as a couple and show you father and the rest of your community how much potential you have both within the relationship, and outside of it.