Some people insist on bringing their dogs absolutely everywhere, like how some people insist on bringing their babies everywhere. Both are unnecessary (okay, one a little more than the other) and both are annoying. Sometimes you want to do something that doesn’t involve babies or dogs. And that’s your right to do. But if you …
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‘She is just shifting all of the costs onto other people’: Entitled bride expects guests to pitch in for her “free” wedding, then a friend gives her a wakeup call
Everything could be technically «free» if someone else pays for it, but planning your wedding around the expectation that all of your guests—family, friends, and work buddies—will front the cost isn’t following the trendy «free wedding» style; you’re just freeloading. Recently, a trend has been going around promoting «free» weddings, or events that are essentially …
Seguir leyendo ‘She is just shifting all of the costs onto other people’: Entitled bride expects guests to pitch in for her “free” wedding, then a friend gives her a wakeup call
Bride pairs her brother-in-law with a bridesmaid he used to date for years during aisle walk, sparking post-wedding drama when his new girlfriend of 5 months feels disrespected, and ends up blocking the bride
One of my favorite types of people is the girl’s girl. A loyal friend, who will have your back, even on her wedding day…However, we don’t know the exact intentions behind pairing your brother-in-law groomsman with your bestie bridesmaid for the aisle walk, with the minor detail that they used to be serious exes. Was …
Seguir leyendo Bride pairs her brother-in-law with a bridesmaid he used to date for years during aisle walk, sparking post-wedding drama when his new girlfriend of 5 months feels disrespected, and ends up blocking the bride
Chef’s boyfriend’s sister expects to use her restaurant for free for massive party, doesn’t understand why that’s not possible: ‘She assumed I could get the food covered because it’s my workplace’
Some people have sky-high expectations. They can’t help it. They expect the world to bend toward them, and they don’t care how that happens. They just expect that the world will roll out the red carpet for them wherever they go, for nothing in return. But this isn’t how life works. And at a certain …
Seguir leyendo Chef’s boyfriend’s sister expects to use her restaurant for free for massive party, doesn’t understand why that’s not possible: ‘She assumed I could get the food covered because it’s my workplace’
‘A favour isn’t four years long:’ Frustrated sibling stops driving older brother to work, after he breaks promise of using the carpool savings to get driving lessons
The thing about carpooling is that it normally involves a mutual ‘you today, me tomorrow?’ type of approach. However, this situation seems to entail a lot more ‘you todays.’ This younger sibling is starting to regret the offer they made over 4 years ago. While allowing their older brother to catch a ride to work …
Seguir leyendo ‘A favour isn’t four years long:’ Frustrated sibling stops driving older brother to work, after he breaks promise of using the carpool savings to get driving lessons
Houseguest eats everything in friend’s pantry, wife refuses to let him stay again: ‘He finished two jars of jam, a jar of peanut butter, a giant Costco bottle of olive oil, condiments, rice, snacks, cheese, even my husband’s supplements’
There are certain rules of etiquette by which one must abide. It’s not so simple, because there is no universal handbook for these situations. There is just a codified set of rules that you have to intuitively pick up over the course of your life. Maybe your parents teach them to you, or maybe you …
Seguir leyendo Houseguest eats everything in friend’s pantry, wife refuses to let him stay again: ‘He finished two jars of jam, a jar of peanut butter, a giant Costco bottle of olive oil, condiments, rice, snacks, cheese, even my husband’s supplements’
18-year-olds refuse to let their friend dress up as a princess for a Renaissance Faire, claim they can be the only princesses: ‘Your friend is acting like a 5yo at her birthday party’
Remember when you were a kid and you’d fight with your friend over who got to be what Power Ranger? You all wanted to be the pink one, let’s be real. But there is only one pink one. Most of us grow out of this behavior, even if it’s just in less acute ways. You …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-olds refuse to let their friend dress up as a princess for a Renaissance Faire, claim they can be the only princesses: ‘Your friend is acting like a 5yo at her birthday party’
‘I’d rather quit’: 18-year-old student refuses to swap his piano lesson with another girl to fit her schedule, her mom involves the teacher to pressure the switch
Here’s a friendly advice if you don’t want people to hate you: When you ask someone for a favor and they say ‘Sorry, but no’, try to accept the refusal and move on, instead of making their lives miserable for not giving you your way. Take it or leave it. That is the advice I …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’d rather quit’: 18-year-old student refuses to swap his piano lesson with another girl to fit her schedule, her mom involves the teacher to pressure the switch
Quiet guy unintentionally becomes old granny neighbor’s adopted grandson, wholesome relationship blossoms and now he’s included in her will: ‘The love’s definitely real.’
A man who intended to live a quiet solace life in his apartment ended up making friends with the old lady across the hallway in his apartment building. It all started when he helped carry her groceries and she declared him a «good boy» just like her grandson., Ben. When a grandmother loses a grandson …
Seguir leyendo Quiet guy unintentionally becomes old granny neighbor’s adopted grandson, wholesome relationship blossoms and now he’s included in her will: ‘The love’s definitely real.’
‘It felt incredibly insensitive and tacky’: Couple in their late 30s request birthday money from their 30-year-old couple friends every year
Birthdays are important stuff, no matter how old you are. I think it’s kind of sad when adults stop caring about their birthdays. I know that the most «birthday energy» should go toward children since they enjoy it the most, but we shouldn’t gloss over adult birthdays. You’ve earned it. You’ve had more trips around …
Seguir leyendo ‘It felt incredibly insensitive and tacky’: Couple in their late 30s request birthday money from their 30-year-old couple friends every year