‘He’s not turned out to be a good person’: Concerned mom encourages son’s girlfriend to break up with him, faces his wrath

Once you get past a certain age, it becomes pretty easy to recognize when two people in a relationship are badly suited to one another. They weren’t lying when they said love is blind, and some won’t even listen when they get a necessary wake-up call. However, this isn’t always the case. If somebody’s partner …
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‘I think both are just trying to overpower the other one at this point’: Wife wants to name daughter ‘hippy name,’ is shut down by traditionalist husband

Names are incredibly important. They’re your first impression of someone- the first thing they’re going to associate with you. We all have associations with names, good and bad. For example, I could never trust someone named Bridget, but I have good things to say about every Gloria I’ve ever known. Johns are extremely hit or …
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‘Never felt patriotism before I saw this’: Americans trash UK cooking, restart the international food wars

There are various different topics that the internet never seems to get tired of talking about, and one of these is UK vs. US food. The land of beans on toast is no stranger to the slander of its national cuisine, and much of it comes from across the pond.  The latest blow to have …
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‘She accused me of ruining her wedding’: Graphic designer refuses to pay for wedding dress after sister insults her career

Weddings are a powder keg of emotions. They’re expensive, stressful to plan, and are supposed to be the pinnacle of every woman’s life (if you read Ladies Home Journal from 1950). So it’s no wonder that they often blow up in unexpected ways. And, usually, at the center of those events is the wedding dress. …
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‘Now you know your husband is illiterate’: Careless husband almost poisons wife with special holiday coffee

Making coffee at home is a fun hobby for many. I love using my Moka pot to make my fun little morning beverages. It adds an extra dash of excitement to my day, and it’s a nice daily ritual. Coffee is a huge part of many of our routines. I used to work at a …
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Jealous Teenager Ruins Stepsister’s $3000 Quinceañera Dress, Protests When Told She Has to Pay It Back

The only thing more difficult than conventional family dynamics are those in families that are the product of a second marriage. Sibling rivalries are only heightened when they’re not your ‘real’ brother or sister. As a kid, it’s easy to become insecure that a newfound dynamic at home might leave you feeling like an afterthought. …
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Woman Complains About Waiting Six Weeks to Open Delivery Package Because of ADHD, Riles Up Folks on Twitter

There is nothing that the terminally online love more than getting riled up by an innocent social media post. Twitter is especially infamous in this respect. Hosting people who don’t know how to log off and want to make sure that everybody knows about it is one thing that hasn’t changed about it throughout this …
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Irate Woman Insists on Throwing Out Roommate’s Beloved Sprouting Potato, Twitter Jumps to its Defense

There are few things more ridiculous than the petty domestic disputes between two people that live together. Many of the topics you end up fighting about look way blown out of proportion to anyone on the outside. Still, it can be hard to feel like a house is a home when dealing with this stuff. …
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Opinionated Gourmands Argue Over Whether USA or France Has the Best Cuisine

To put it politely, the French are very particular about their food. Gastronomy has been their bag ever since Escoffier. They’re fiercely proud of having a boulangerie on every street corner, and they’ve invented more cheeses than it’s even possible to imagine. France is a country insistent that it lives to eat. However, not everybody …
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Server Complains About Customers Who Won’t Converse With Her, Sparks Debate on Restaurant Manners

The rules of going out to eat are pretty simple. You tip the acceptable amount and try to be as pleasant as possible to the people serving you. Even the most antisocial of us should be able to attempt this, but following these guidelines is not something that everybody is willing to do. A server …
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