Girlfriend breaks up with boyfriend after he bought her a $10K ring without consulting her: ‘I have ALWAYS said I hate diamonds.’

Which one of them was in the wrong here?  When I was younger, I thought every engagement ring was bought by a partner who was trying their best but ultimately didn’t know exactly what their partner wanted. I thought every guy was just winging it with a proposal, hoping that she wouldn’t say no to …
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23-year-old girlfriend working 20 hours a week demands that 25-year-old boyfriend working 50 hours a week financially support her whole family: ‘She sees it as a sacrifice couples make.’

He is being taken advantage of, and he needs to leave.  If there’s one piece of relationship advice that everyone should follow, it’s that you shouldn’t financially support someone you’re not married to. It’s understandable to want to help pay your partner’s bills if they’re struggling, but it’s a red flag if they’re asking you …
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Boyfriend proudly admits to stealing groceries from his girlfriend’s parent’s pantry, calls it a ‘financial hack’ that reduces their grocery budget to $0: ‘He says it’s not stealing because my parents are rich.’

She needs to run like the wind, far, far away from this guy. Who is it okay to steal from? If you said, «nobody,» that’s a pretty good answer as far as I’m concerned. A lot of people out there liken themselves to Robin Hood, who stole from the rich to give to the poor. …
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33-year-old girlfriend resents her 38-year-old boyfriend of 4 years who has been unemployed for 3 of those years: ‘His brother is paying his rent and his parents pay his credit card.’

He sounds like a real winner.  There’s nothing more unattractive than somebody who has no motivation to do anything with their life. I understand that everyone goes through rough patches in their life. Just because you’re unemployed or don’t know what to do with the rest of your life does not make you a bad …
Seguir leyendo 33-year-old girlfriend resents her 38-year-old boyfriend of 4 years who has been unemployed for 3 of those years: ‘His brother is paying his rent and his parents pay his credit card.’

20-Year-Old Husband Pressures 19-Year-Old Wife to Let Him Read Her Private Diary From Before They Were Married

Just because they’re married doesn’t mean he should have access to every single private thought she has ever had.  I can’t think of anything more invasive and cruel to do to a teenager than reading their diary. You really shouldn’t be reading anyone’s diary unless you’re trying to figure out the cause of their demise, …
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26-year-old boyfriend breaks up with his rich, successful, educated girlfriend because he thinks she’s too good for him

If he thinks she’s so smart and perfect, then why wouldn’t he trust her to choose the relationship that’s right for her? It’s not that he thinks she’s too good for him; he’s just so self-defeating that he refuses even to try to be as successful as her. 

Girlfriend making $40K insists that boyfriend making $75K pay for all of their expenses and dates: ‘She said that since I make more, I should just cover it all. She even brought up how her friend’s boyfriend pays for all their trips.’

Paying for things in the early stages of a relationship is always tricky. It feels pretty unromantic to have to Venmo a date $16 for sushi, even if it’s technically paying for precisely what you ate. Many couples have a «I’ll get you this time, you’ll get me next time» dynamic that is usually pretty …
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Boyfriend refuses to cover full rent after his 27-year-old girlfriend quits her job out of the blue and doesn’t try to find another one: ‘She got upset, saying I should want to help her because we’re a team’

The number one thing you never want to hear from your roommate is, «I quit my job out of the blue today!» It would be a totally different situation if they got laid off or fired, because then at least they might have some severance or be able to collect unemployment. It is also totally …
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Wife brings lunch to husband at his new job, gets blamed for his colleagues making fun of him: ‘I just blew up at my wife telling her she flat out embarrassed me’

If you were ever taunted or teased as a child, there’s a good chance your mom reassured you with this line: «They’re just jealous.» While that sounded inconceivable then, it seems much more cogent in hindsight. I remember I teased my friend in middle school for being in a Play-Doh commercial, but I was probably …
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‘Your career is less important than mine’: Boyfriend Demands Girlfriend Uproot Life and Relocate for His Career Despite Her Growing Achievements as a Chef

Every couple knows that despite loving your significant other, you often have difficulties communicating; men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and all that. In this case, OP landed her dream job as a chef, which was a very exciting achievement for her. It had taken her a while to land the gig, and …
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