Doug Adams

Doug Adams is a patient who spent three years in therapy getting up the courage to leave his wife.

History
After 36 months of seeing Violet, Doug felt that he was prepared to ask his wife for a divorce, something he'd wanted for a while. After a successful session, he went home and asked her for one, but she became angry at him and dragged him back down to the practice, where she confronted Violet. During the confrontation, she had a serious nosebleed, so Sam took her into a room and tried to cauterize the bleed while Doug went to talk to Violet again. Doug was resolute in his decision, but when he went to tell Karen he was leaving, he found that the bleeding had worsened. When Karen was then diagnosed with Wegener's disease, he decided to stay with her, even after learning that she had known about it for six months and hadn't told him. ("In Which Addison Finds the Magic")

Romantic
Doug was married to Karen Adams for 19 years, but wanted to leave her. He spent months in therapy trying to get to the point where he felt confident in his choice, but when he went to Karen, her nose started bleeding seriously. He decided to stay with her after she was diagnosed with Wegener's disease.