‘I said no, this is not a restaurant’: Dinner guest Evan refuses to eat non-bland food and demands 32-year-old host remake her entire Korean meal, but she refuses to play short-order cook and cater to his entitled palate

The 32-year-old host plans a dinner party built around bold flavor and care. Korean-style ribs, roasted vegetables, and kimchi fried rice fill the evening air with ambition and garlic. Every guest is excited, except for the friend’s new boyfriend, a man named Evan, whose stomach apparently faints at the idea of seasoning. He asks what …
Seguir leyendo ‘I said no, this is not a restaurant’: Dinner guest Evan refuses to eat non-bland food and demands 32-year-old host remake her entire Korean meal, but she refuses to play short-order cook and cater to his entitled palate

Woman demands boyfriend share the credit he got from paying for their couple cruise, which he booked as an apology to her, he refuses: ‘I’m entitled to the entire amount’

When a boyfriend finds himself needing to apologize to his girlfriend, the best advice he could get is to do it wholeheartedly. Don’t cut any corners, don’t make shallow attempts at an apologetic gesture; just put your heart into it and let her take the lead on how to proceed from there. The boyfriend in …
Seguir leyendo Woman demands boyfriend share the credit he got from paying for their couple cruise, which he booked as an apology to her, he refuses: ‘I’m entitled to the entire amount’

38-year-old and pregnant girlfriend want to move into brother’s 4-bedroom home for 6 months, tells the whole family he’s moving in before brother agrees: ‘I gave up my childhood for you. And you can’t even give us a few months of help?’

Living with family isn’t the easiest. They have a way of getting under your skin, unlike anyone else. They know what buttons to press, and they have no hesitation pressing them. This is why, when you eventually move out, you probably want to protect your space. You want to make sure that your home is …
Seguir leyendo 38-year-old and pregnant girlfriend want to move into brother’s 4-bedroom home for 6 months, tells the whole family he’s moving in before brother agrees: ‘I gave up my childhood for you. And you can’t even give us a few months of help?’

Homeowner refuses to pay ex-boyfriend back his portion of the mortgage after they broke up, claims it was basically rent: ‘You don’t get rent back when you move out’

Imagine you are living with your partner in the house they own. You don’t pay them rent, but you do contribute to the mortgage and the monthly payments that come with living in a house. Then, a few years into the relationship, you decide to break up and part ways. Should the money you put …
Seguir leyendo Homeowner refuses to pay ex-boyfriend back his portion of the mortgage after they broke up, claims it was basically rent: ‘You don’t get rent back when you move out’

‘I am not rich. I’m a tour guide’: Group skips paying their friend back for an organized trip he planned, then accuse him of public shaming when he posts receipts in their group chat

Trying to get a group of friends together for Wednesday drinks is hard these days, but this guy managed to get his crew to go on along weekend trip to another city. Bravo. Only problem is,he didn’t manage to get his money back. Turns out settling up the funding part was basically a lost cause.  …
Seguir leyendo ‘I am not rich. I’m a tour guide’: Group skips paying their friend back for an organized trip he planned, then accuse him of public shaming when he posts receipts in their group chat

Woman complains about her $80,000 parent-funded wedding, leading to a heated argument with a friend over gratitude: ‘She didn’t have to take their money, she wants to act like some sort of martyr because she made concessions’

Tears splash onto the dining table as the woman with the six-figure wedding recounts nightmare after nightmare about an event most people would trade a year of their lives to attend. Lavish flowers, catered meals, tuxedos imported from somewhere fancier than anyone in the room, and still the whole day registers as a trauma, not …
Seguir leyendo Woman complains about her $80,000 parent-funded wedding, leading to a heated argument with a friend over gratitude: ‘She didn’t have to take their money, she wants to act like some sort of martyr because she made concessions’

Grocery store customer pays for stranger’s groceries after overhearing her talk about financial struggles, gets criticized by girlfriend for overstepping: ‘You made her feel small’

When you are in a relationship, you expect your partner to keep you in check. Honesty is a crucial part of that partnership, and one should always be honest with their partner and let them know when they are in the wrong. They might have said something out of line to their parents, or even …
Seguir leyendo Grocery store customer pays for stranger’s groceries after overhearing her talk about financial struggles, gets criticized by girlfriend for overstepping: ‘You made her feel small’

27-year-old vilified when she cancels a romantic vacation with her boyfriend to Japan because his mother decided to tag along: ‘This is OUR trip, she invited herself without permission’

A woman experienced every young lover’s nightmare: The parental third-wheel. While getting to know your potential future in-laws is a must for most people in the dating world, going on vacation with her boyfriend’s mother wasn’t exactly what this 27-year-old had in mind. After scrounging together enough money for her dream vacation to Japan, this …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old vilified when she cancels a romantic vacation with her boyfriend to Japan because his mother decided to tag along: ‘This is OUR trip, she invited herself without permission’

UPDATE: Friend group recruited for Coral’s “free wedding” learns the real reason is the groom wants to use the budget to buy a sailboat: ‘Very useful and practical thing to have when you are living in the city!’

Everyone in the friend circle gets a job when Coral’s wedding goes from Pinterest board to communal labor camp. A free party for a hundred, organized by volunteers and disguised as a celebration, quickly morphs into a test of friendship, patience, and culinary improvisation. Bride Coral pitches the vision, Groom Basil hides the real motive, …
Seguir leyendo UPDATE: Friend group recruited for Coral’s “free wedding” learns the real reason is the groom wants to use the budget to buy a sailboat: ‘Very useful and practical thing to have when you are living in the city!’

‘I don’t want Rue or her boyfriend anywhere near my business’: Small self-care business owner, Luna, puts her foot down once she finds out her best friend, Rue, is stealing her handmade “metaphysical” products every time they hang out

Luna describes her business as «a metaphysical & self-care business» so it’s only natural that when her best friend, Rue, starts making running the self-care business like a game of hide-and-seek with her own products, she would practice said self-care and set some boundaries to defend her product as well as her «metaphysical» well-being. Luna …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t want Rue or her boyfriend anywhere near my business’: Small self-care business owner, Luna, puts her foot down once she finds out her best friend, Rue, is stealing her handmade “metaphysical” products every time they hang out