‘Please communicate with your wife’: Husband converts wife’s book loft into children’s play area without her knowledge, is surprised when she is upset

To paraphrase Virginia Woolf, everyone needs a room of one’s own. If at all possible, we all need spaces that are fully ours, where we can decompress, be creative, and not have to worry about someone barging in and demanding something of us. This is especially true as a new parent. It might not always …
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Boyfriend wants to ‘fake propose’ to girlfriend in front of the Eiffel Tower, doesn’t understand why she refuses: ‘What an odd thing for him to suggest’

Everybody wants the perfect proposal photo. You want everyone to be jealous of your picturesque setting, your gorgeous outfit, and the perfect snapshot of the perfect love. On some implicit level, everyone wants that. It’s human nature to want those around you to be jealous. But life is far from perfect. It’s messy, unpredictable, and …
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‘I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off’: Jealous sister spills red wine on sister’s wedding dress, is shocked when she refuses to pay for her honeymoon

We all get a little jealous sometimes. It’s human nature. We see something that someone else has that we want, and something inside us festers. We’re not proud of it, but it does. It bubbles up, and you have to work on it until it goes away. Sometimes I see someone’s haircut on the subway …
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‘Give the money back to your husband’: Arrogant bride tells sister she can’t bring 5-year-old to her overseas wedding after she already bought hotel room, dress:

Everybody is allowed to have the wedding of their dreams, within reason. It’s your day, so you get to do what you want. And if that means having no kids attend, then that’s your prerogative. But you can’t then be surprised when certain family members decline to attend. If you have a kid-free wedding, you …
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Inept 34-year-old husband tells his wife of 5 years he’s not ready to be a dad when she’s 6 months pregnant, prioritizes gaming with his friends over her: ‘He said was putting too much pressure on him’

There’s a time in your life when you’ve got to grow up. I’m not saying that you must get married, have kids, and abandon everything you loved when you were younger. You literally don’t have to do anything of the sort, but the reality is that most people do end up getting married or having …
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Dad lets 3-month-old baby scream in his baby swing for 15 minutes without tending to him, gets angry at mom when she leaves shower to feed him: ‘He said I was ruining his plan for the night, and that I was taking over’

Sometimes, babies cry for literally no reason. There are so many babies who cry uncontrollably for no discernable reason that the medical establishment coined the term «colic.» There’s a big difference between a baby who is genuinely colic and one who hasn’t had their needs tended to. The baby in this story is the latter.  …
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‘Your mom doesn’t like your wife’: Backhanded mom refuses to make allergy-safe meal for daughter-in-law, gets upset when she brings her own meals

Allergies are no joke. People who suffer from them know how serious they can be, and take every precaution to keep themselves safe. It’s a whole skill you have to develop, not only knowing what foods might secretly contain your allergen but also informing everyone around you how to keep you safe. You have to …
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Husband secretly gambles away his family’s life savings and is at risk of loan delinquency, wife wants out to do right by their child: ‘I feel like a single parent already’

We never want to think our partners are hiding something drastic from us—especially when their quick decisions affect us and those we care about. These decisions can range from them picking up chocolate ice cream (even though you’re allergic), to taking all the money you’ve saved together and gambling it away in hopes they’ll double …
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Slovenly 25-year-old moves in with sister, eats her husband’s meal prep and blasts music, wife wants to let him stay: ‘You have a bigger problem’

It’s always tough to live with a family member. You most likely did it when you were young and then moved out for a reason. It’s so much easier to maintain a healthy relationship when you don’t also have to share a bathroom or a kitchen with them. But anyone living in close quarters knows …
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‘You are treating your wife like a child’: Petty husband takes away wife’s birthday party after she calls his sister a ‘leech’ for borrowing money

Lending money to family members is a dangerous game. You do it out of the kindness of your heart, or out of some sense of familial obligation, and you hope that it all works out. But it’s incredibly common that you run into some sticky wickets along the way. When money and family are mixed, …
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