OtherI (27F) have a name that isn’t super common in the U.S., but it’s not that hard to pronounce. Think som**hing like “Leena,” but my in-laws keep saying “Lana.” It’s a small difference, but it makes my name sound completely different. I’ve been with my husband (30M) for five years, married for two, and his parents have *never* gotten it right. At first, I thought they just needed time to adjust. ...
RelationshipI (35m) have been with my wife Allie (37f) for two years, married for one and we are expecting our first child together in a few months. I also have two children (8m and 6f) from a previous relationship with Alex (32f), and we have 50/50 custody, however, Alex travels a lot for work so we have the kids more than that most of the time, so we get child support from her. Before we got married, All...
OtherI have a theory that when one hosts a dinner party, the host does everything and guests relax. Whenever I have guests over, I don’t want them helping me set the table, or doing the dishes; I want them having fun and drinking and enjoying. I was recently at my in-laws. My MIL cooked up a storm and was frantically running in and out of the kitchen with various dishes, etc. I ate, took my plate to...
RelationshipI’m (21F) a girl who has several tattoos (some big and quite visible), my boyfriend (26M) met me like that and I hadn't had any problem with it. He invited me to go to dinner with his family and I accepted, but he casually mentioned, “Maybe you could wear som**hing with sleeves? Just so we don’t start any drama.” I asked what he meant, and he said his grandparents are very old-school and might...
BoundariesMy husband and I have three kids (14 M, 13 F, and 10 M). We used to live in a 2 bedroom house where all the kids stayed in the same room and shared the same bathroom. There were many arguments about bedroom and bathroom space, especially amongst the two oldest. We have just purchased our first home and the house has 3 bedrooms. As my middle child is the only girl, I thought it would be more app...
OtherI (33M) went to a coffee shop this past weekend. As soon as I open the door I'm hit with a dog looking at me at hip level sitting on a chair in this small shop. The dog is indoors and the door had a clear no pets sign. I watched for a second, this clearly wasn't a service animal as she was letting it interact with several other guests. I asked her why she ignored the no pets sign? She ignor...
ParentingAlright, I'll (46m) make a long story short. My ex-wife (40f) left me two years ago for our nextdoor neighbor, after I found out they've been having an affair for about a year. We have two kids together (5f, 8m). Unfortunately the judge gave us split custody, though if I had my way, she and her new boyfriend would never come near my kids again after what they did. I wish they didn't have to gr...
OtherMy immediate and extended family have booked a vacation for later in the summer. My aunt who found this place knew the owner and they got a great deal. My aunt initially said there are six bedrooms. One room for her and her husband (my uncle), one room for my parents, one room for my cousin and her husband, one room for my other cousin and his wife, and one room for their kids who are both und...
OtherI (26M) own my own home. Its 5 bedrooms and way more space than I need. I came into the house due to a death in the family and i've had it for about 2 years. I use 3 bedrooms, my room, my office, my video game room. The other 2 rooms I rent out. One roommate, I don't know very well and keeps to himself. The other roommate is a friend from college. The friend from college is a diabetic. He h...
OtherMy husband 40m and I 38f have two amazing kids 10m and 7f. Our sons birthday was a couple days ago and the gift he was most excited to receive was the video game D**ng light, he heard about it from a friend and was really excited to try it out. It's a video game about zombies and he loves anything zombie related. Today he was playing the game in our living room when his sister came downs...
OtherMy sister does this thing where she'll just say som**hing she wants with the expectation that someone will do it for her. For example, if she wants the AC turned on, instead of asking someone to turn it on for her, she'll keep repeating things like "Oh, isn't it super warm in here?", "Does anyone else feel really hot?" or "I heard that today is a super hot day!" and if someone asks her if she want...
OtherMy friend [19f] downloaded dating apps like Tinder and Hinge for the first time about a week ago. For reference, she's the type that always says she wants a boyfriend, wants to do couple things, feels lonely single, etc. She's also, imo at least, very normal and average looks wise: not ugly, not super hot, just alright. Since then, she's been complaining to me that almost all the men there ...