Friendship group falls apart before a big vacation, leading one friend to cancel everyone’s hotel rooms without a word: ‘I do not want to stay at the same hotel as them’

When you enter a new romantic relationship, one one the main things people warn you about is the idea of scheduling something months in advance before you are sure the relationship is serious. You don’t invite a potential boyfriend or girlfriend to your sibling’s wedding in September before you are sure they are actually going …
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‘You paid for your seat, that’s how the system works’: Pregnant woman and husband steal assigned train seat, argue when seat owner comes to claim it

A universally stressful moment is when you’re boarding a crowded train and you have to look for a seat. You cruise up and down the aisles, hoping for an empty one, and you don’t always see it. Or maybe you see someone sitting by themselves, but their bag is taking up the seat next to …
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‘You decided to be mean’: Frugal woman refuses to pay $70 to see close friend’s concert, says she’s ‘not an artist’

One thing about being an artist is that it’s hard to get paid to do it. There are so few people who make their livings from their art versus the millions of people who just do it for the love of the game. It’s the life of many artists. You do what you can, on …
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Food pusher continually offers sweets to coworkers despite being constantly refused, doesn’t take no for an answer: ‘She just keeps pushing and pushing and it gets really triggering’

Food is a love language. Nothing like baking some bread for a pal and feeling like the best friend in the world. You’ve put your love and labor into every step, and you know they can feel that when they take a bite. Making food for someone is one of the easiest and simplest ways …
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Woman Misses Vacation After Airport Blunder, Leading Friend Group to Deny Refund and Spark a Rift Among Friends

One of the most significant relationships in a person’s life is friends. They stick by your side no matter what. So, what would you do if you discovered that you would need to spend three times as much for a much-needed vacation as you had originally budgeted due to your friend’s careless error? The story …
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‘They aren’t entitled to any more assistance from you’: Greedy couple asks in-laws for free washer and dryer despite owing them $1200

As someone who has read hundreds, if not thousands of posts where Redditors ask other Redditors if they are the… problem, I can confidently say that you should never lend money to a family member if you can help it. If you feel like being exceptionally generous, just give them a gift and don’t expect …
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‘She is not a friend but a freeloader’: Entitled woman stays at friend’s apartment 4-5 days a month and doesn’t clean up, is offended when friend pushes back

Having your friends crash with you is one of the unavoidable happenstances of adulthood you must learn to navigate. It’s hopefully a reciprocal favor and gives you some good quality time, but it does have its drawbacks. You have to re-adjust your routine, plan fun activities in your city to entertain them, and you probably …
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‘If we ordered a hamburger she would cause drama’: Fed-up woman ditches vegan friend after group dinners get awkward

Everyone is allowed to have their dietary preferences. For example, if you have an allergy or a religious obligation, you have no choice but to have some limitations. And odds are you’ve probably gotten pretty good at handling them. You know what to say to servers and to dinner party hosts, and your friends know …
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Family of 6 sneak into neighbor’s unattended pool to host parties every year, get caught red-handed: ‘She started crying’

Knowing someone with a pool is a huge boon in the summertime. You can spend hours sitting around it, doing nothing much but lounging, reading, and taking the occasional dip. And if you have kids, forget about it. A pool represents an endless array of possibilities– games to play, scenes to re-enact, places in which …
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Adultering father requests step-daughter act as flower girl in daughter’s wedding, stepmom retaliates when she refuses: ‘You should probably return any money he gave you’

Weddings are a common flashpoint for family drama. They’re expensive, they’re imbued with meaning, and they give everyone a chance to show off just how much of a family they are. They’re one of the few public displays of family (aside from funerals and the occasional family barbecue). So it’s no wonder that they often …
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