Boyfriend inherits $800,000 from late uncle, refuses to help long-time girlfriend with $900 car repair: ‘After years of supporting him emotionally and financially […] he left me hanging’

When you inherit a lot of money, there might be some strings attached. It might come because of the demise of a loved one, meaning that buckets of grief come along with buckets of money. It might mean that people from all over your life come out of the woodwork asking for help with their …
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35-year-old gets widowed before brother’s wedding, brother-in-law refuses to reschedule after her mom asks them to postpone: ‘ Our wedding was planned for the 10 year anniversary of when we met’

The problem with planning something as big and cumbersome as a wedding is that it often doesn’t take much in terms of unforeseen circumstances for the whole thing to be derailed. Venues or caterers can cancel, one of the wedding party can start drama, or family members can act up unexpectedly—and that is just the …
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Mom moves 13-year-old daughter away from her grandparents, aunts, and uncles to be closer to her husband’s family, gets angry when she wants to move back after she turns 18: ‘Mom said most teenagers would kill for the stuff they gave me since we moved’

Society is stringently designed around the nuclear family. This system makes it easy to treat families as economic units that are intrinsically tied together and emotionally bonded above all other bonds. Maintaining the nuclear family is difficult to do and often not beneficial for the members of said nucleus. Any child of parents who «stayed …
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30 Memes For an Average Day

As a wise drag queen, Katya Zamolodchikova once said, «Expectations are just premeditated resentments.» I 100% agree with that sentiment. If you wake up every day saying, «This is going to be the best day of my life, and if it isn’t, I’m going to cry,» you’ll do a lot of crying. It’s mentally advantageous …
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26 Retro Throwback Snapshots of the Breezy Vibes of Springtime in the 70’s

We can finally turn the page on this long, cold winter. As we reminisce on the conclusion of wintry months, it’s hard not to drift our memory cache towards a time where it seems it was always springtime: The 70s.  With bright patterns, floral headbands, short shorts, and a baby oil tan, the 70s spring …
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Woman sneakily invites boyfriend to girls trip to Japan, expect friends to cover his costs: ‘Why is your friend the travel dictator’

Planning a trip can be a lot of work, especially if it’s with a group of people. You’re not only managing people’s transportation, accommodation, and activities, but you’re also managing their emotions. You’re dealing with interpersonal conflicts, their needs and preferences, and their emotions around spending money. Maybe there’s somebody they don’t want to share …
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17-year-old sister calls out brother in law by giving him a cookie every time he is impolite to others: ‘I would open the jar and give him a cookie saying “Here’s your peace offering!» […] Everyone would burst out laughing and he would shut up’

If you give a mouse a cookie he’s going to want a glass of milk to go with it. But if you give a cookie to your toxic brother-in-law every time he’s being ill-mannered, impolite, or generally audacious—you’re going to end up with a bad-tempered brother-in-law who isn’t happy about being finally called out on …
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17-year-old sister gives calls out brother in law by giving him a cookie every time he is impolite to others: ‘I would open the jar and give him a cookie saying “Here’s your peace offering!» […] Everyone would burst out laughing and he would shut up’

If you give a mouse a cookie he’s going to want a glass of milk to go with it. But if you give a cookie to your toxic brother-in-law every time he’s being ill-mannered, impolite, or generally audacious—you’re going to end up with a bad-tempered brother-in-law who isn’t happy about being finally called out on …
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24-year-old woman refuses to let her boyfriend of 6 years go on an overnight trip with his best guy friends, claims it goes against her boundaries: ‘She says that these things I want to do are not normal in a 6 year relationship’

For many lovers, the appeal of a long-term relationship is that you always have someone around. You’re never festering in your loneliness, and you always have a buddy to eat dinner with, go out with, or stay in with. Of course, those benefits fail to mention many of the other great things about love and …
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36 Memes That Are Fair Game

While it could be argued otherwise, one of the great appeals of internet humor is that it appears all memes are created equal. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or how you think, with a little bit of editing skill and the right punchline, you could have your 15 minutes of …
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