Everyone has a God-given right to complain about their lives. One of the best plays of all time is about a whiny, rich, 30-year-old unemployed prince whose mother married his uncle, the very Uncle who was responsible for his father’s demise. Some might say that Hamlet is a spoiled brat, but you’d have to have …
Seguir leyendo Pregnant stay-at-home mom of a 3-year-old with a housekeeper and nanny tells her CFO husband making 7 figures annually that she feels like a single mom: ‘I know he works hard, but it feels like he is completely absent from our lives’
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’30-year-old toddler’: Husband reveals wife packed his suitcase for a 3 day trip with labeled outfits, starts debate on marital responsibilities
Call me crazy, but if I am getting into a serious romantic relationship with somebody I want them to be a more or less capable adult. Don’t get me wrong, we all have our weak points, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect them to do just fine by themselves with most of the …
Seguir leyendo ’30-year-old toddler’: Husband reveals wife packed his suitcase for a 3 day trip with labeled outfits, starts debate on marital responsibilities
‘Jake is sounding like a jealous sister wife’: Man lives with best friend and his wife on subsidized rent, chews out wife for taking a half day at work
Having a roommate can be a difficult situation to navigate, especially if one of you is third-wheeling. I know plenty of couples who live with one other person, and it can work if you’re conscious about it. As the couple, you have to make sure you’re not PDA-ing too hard in front of your roommate. …
Seguir leyendo ‘Jake is sounding like a jealous sister wife’: Man lives with best friend and his wife on subsidized rent, chews out wife for taking a half day at work
‘You went straight to lunch lady’: Husband asks wife to wear a hairnet while cooking at home after finding a hair in his meal, fails to understand why she’s upset
Cooking is an act of love like anything else. I’m always so touched when someone cooks for me, even if it’s just my roommate making a weeknight dinner. Cooking is an art form, so when someone is brave enough to share it with you, then you should treat it with the utmost respect. Unless they …
Seguir leyendo ‘You went straight to lunch lady’: Husband asks wife to wear a hairnet while cooking at home after finding a hair in his meal, fails to understand why she’s upset
‘Disrespectful. Spineless. Weak’: Pushover husband allows sister’s 5-year-old to run wild in their house, break wife’s belongings with no apology, wife wants recourse
Having children over at your house is no simple task. If you’re used to existing in the adult world, having kids suddenly enter your space can be jarring. You realize quickly how much breakable stuff you own, how many sharp edges there are, how many possibly dangerous items you have lying around, and how kids …
Seguir leyendo ‘Disrespectful. Spineless. Weak’: Pushover husband allows sister’s 5-year-old to run wild in their house, break wife’s belongings with no apology, wife wants recourse
‘This was the last straw’: Freeloading man lives rent-free with sister and brother-in-law, takes their cleaning robot hen he moves out
Living with someone rent-free always comes with strings attached. Maybe it’s a family member doing you a favor, and if so, you should be expected to contribute more of your fair share of chores, if you’re able. When you’re not someone’s child, you don’t get the privilege of being completely taken care of. This is …
Seguir leyendo ‘This was the last straw’: Freeloading man lives rent-free with sister and brother-in-law, takes their cleaning robot hen he moves out
Man’s 21-year-old sister expects him to pay her college tuition because he pays for his fiancée’s, he refuses to set a money-grabbing precedent in the family: ‘I’ve worked hard to be where I am’
When you don’t grow up with much, you make sure you do everything in your power to be successful later in life. Money isn’t everything, but it definitely helps soften the rough edges of life. The idea of reverting back to living paycheck-to-paycheck and without money for non-necessities is pretty grim, and you wouldn’t wish …
Seguir leyendo Man’s 21-year-old sister expects him to pay her college tuition because he pays for his fiancée’s, he refuses to set a money-grabbing precedent in the family: ‘I’ve worked hard to be where I am’
‘You made a choice to be a housewife’: Entitled husband refuses to eat leftovers of stay-at-home wife’s cooking, snaps when wife cuts back on making fresh meals
Some people have weird things about leftovers. And listen, I get it. Sometimes the thought of re-heating and eating that mediocre chicken breast and green beans from yesterday gives me the heebie-jebbies. When things have been hanging out in the fridge too long, you can never be quite sure what they’re going to taste like, …
Seguir leyendo ‘You made a choice to be a housewife’: Entitled husband refuses to eat leftovers of stay-at-home wife’s cooking, snaps when wife cuts back on making fresh meals
‘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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘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
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 …
Seguir leyendo 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’