Girlfriend backs out of vacation at the last minute even though she already paid $500, won’t give a reason why: ‘I’ll end the relationship if my girlfriend cancels our holiday’

This man gave his girlfriend an ultimatum that he didn’t want to give. But she left him with no answers.  Communication is key in a relationship, but that’s not always easy to do. Sometimes it’s hard to speak your mind, especially if you think that you might end up hurting others. Maybe you know the …
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Ex-husband demands $5000 from sale of their former home, ex-wife refuses to sell to a landlord: ‘He knows full well how I feel about landlords buying up starter homes’

If it’s her home now, then does he get any say in how she sells it? When something is yours, you get to decide what to do with it. At least hopefully. Let’s say you save up for months to buy a new bike. You’re so excited about it, and you can’t wait to ride …
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Boyfriend wants to kick out girlfriend’s friend who has been staying with them for weeks, girlfriend manipulates him into letting her stay: ‘I feel like she doesn’t like me and is trying to drive a wedge’

Having someone stay with you for an undefined amount of time is not the best gig. If you can help it, it’s best to avoid this situation altogether. You want to have an end date for all your guests before they arrive. Or else they might take advantage of your kindness and try to stay …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend wants to kick out girlfriend’s friend who has been staying with them for weeks, girlfriend manipulates him into letting her stay: ‘I feel like she doesn’t like me and is trying to drive a wedge’

Man gives girlfriend $2k each month for the 4 years they’ve been dating, he wants to use the total $110k for a down payment on a house but she doesn’t want to get married: ‘Why are you paying someone to spend time with you?’

Sometimes you’ll hear something about someone else’s relationship that makes you rethink relationships in general. «Other people are doing that?« You think, and you realize how different we truly all are. Sometimes it makes you jealous, wondering why some couples have date night every Friday when you only have it once a month. But usually …
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18-year-old wants 22 and 25-year-old deadbeat family members to crash at her and her boyfriend’s apartment, boyfriend puts his foot down: ‘They cannot stay baby. I’m sorry.’

Family isn’t always easy to deal with. And I’ll take «Understatements of the Century» for 200, Alex. Family is everything. They teach us how to exist in the world and show us who we are. But sometimes we’re born into difficult situations. You didn’t do anything to «deserve» it, but here you are, trying to …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old wants 22 and 25-year-old deadbeat family members to crash at her and her boyfriend’s apartment, boyfriend puts his foot down: ‘They cannot stay baby. I’m sorry.’

30-year-old boyfriend insists he join girlfriend on trip she had planned since middle school, doesn’t understand why she doesn’t want him there: ‘This has been a dream of mine forever and I am unwilling to compromise’

Everyone has plans they make when they’re young that they hope will pan out one day. Maybe you imagine your dream home and how you’re going to decorate it. You’re imagining it to look pretty much just like the penthouse in Uptown Girls. Maybe you’ve spent hours picturing your dream job– how you’ll be a …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old boyfriend insists he join girlfriend on trip she had planned since middle school, doesn’t understand why she doesn’t want him there: ‘This has been a dream of mine forever and I am unwilling to compromise’

37-year-old wife inherits $2M from grandmother, refuses to help her husband pay off $150K in debt: ‘Over the last 2 years, I’ve given her about $200K’

I hate to say it, but one of the major perks of being married is that you get to combine your finances. If you marry the right person, this allows you to increase both of your net worths and work towards your financial goals as a unit, rather than as two separately acting entities. If …
Seguir leyendo 37-year-old wife inherits $2M from grandmother, refuses to help her husband pay off $150K in debt: ‘Over the last 2 years, I’ve given her about $200K’

‘My wife would drive herself, pay for half the gas […] and miss 2 days of her part time job for only $50’: Husband refuses to support wife’s photography side hustle citing income loss

Everyone is allowed to do the things that make them happy, even if they don’t make any money. And that’s usually the case, because the things that are the most enjoyable aren’t usually the things that make the most money. Sometimes they don’t make any money at all. But we all deserve to have hobbies. …
Seguir leyendo ‘My wife would drive herself, pay for half the gas […] and miss 2 days of her part time job for only $50’: Husband refuses to support wife’s photography side hustle citing income loss

26-year-old boyfriend’s mother calls his girlfriend of 1 year ‘just a phase,’ gets mad when girlfriend flees the scene in tears

There are a few things you just don’t say. Part of being an adult is learning how to hold your tongue. Even if you have the perfect zinger, sometimes it’s best to hold it in to spare a few feelings. We should all be sparing each other’s feelings when we can. The world is harsh …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old boyfriend’s mother calls his girlfriend of 1 year ‘just a phase,’ gets mad when girlfriend flees the scene in tears

26-year-old girlfriend forbids boyfriend from accepting a job that’d double his income to $60K because she doesn’t want him working on weekends: ‘We have lived together for 8 years and she said we are done if I accept this job’

It’s extremely common for couples to break up due to one partner getting a new, life-altering job. If your boyfriend of three years gets a job across the country and he wants to move, but you don’t, that’s a highly valid reason to reconsider continuing the relationship. Sure, you could wait six months after he …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old girlfriend forbids boyfriend from accepting a job that’d double his income to $60K because she doesn’t want him working on weekends: ‘We have lived together for 8 years and she said we are done if I accept this job’