OtherYou know that overdone scene in movies where a character walks in on their woman getting railed by their best friend? Yeah that was my weekend. Still shaking as I type this. I (m36) beat the s**t of my “friend” of 10years when I saw what I saw. He didn’t press charges, didn’t even fight back and said later he knows he had it coming. Obviously I did not touch my now ex-gf (33) but holy s**t ...
RelationshipI (27M) was on a long flight and had paid extra for an aisle seat with extra legroom. Shortly after boarding, a flight attendant approached me and asked if I’d be willing to switch seats because a mother (mid-30s) wanted to sit next to her husband. I asked where they wanted to move me, and the flight attendant pointed to a middle seat at the back of the plane—less legroom, stuck between two str...
RelationshipWe've been dating for 4 months and one thing that makes our relationship strong is that we have the common goal of marriage. I am 26 and he is 22. This is an interracial relationship as he is from Eastern Europe and I am from Southern Africa. We love each other more than anything. He has a really well paying job and me, not really, as I am just getting started in my career so I don't earn much...
OtherWe were watching a segment about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the doctor who helped a 10-year-old r**e victim get an abortion. My boyfriend said he thought abortion should be completely illegal, even in cases like that. He made it clear he supported that extreme mindset (that kirk guy level). I asked him if he thinks embryo are the same as a “child” and he said yes. I am a stem major so that irked me,...
Family ConflictI (34M) recently bought my first home after years of hard work and saving. It’s a modest but beautiful house in a quiet neighborhood, and I’m incredibly proud of achieving this milestone. My parents (both in their late 60s) currently live in a rented apartment, and while they’re not struggling financially, they’ve expressed concerns about retirement and wanting a more s**ble living arrangement...
RelationshipI, 35f, have 4 children with my husband, 30m. I am having a hard time writing this, I keep infodumping unimportant details and have to re-write. Basically, every time my husbans has been in charge of BC we end up with another child. We used Condoms when we got pr****nt with our twins ( 6) and we had no pregnancies for 2 years because I had an IUD. Car accident injury ended up needing us to use ...
Family ConflictI (25F) have an older brother (36M) and he isn't speaking to me about this. My grandfather pa*sed away a few months ago after being sick for a while and was getting his will in order a while ago. I found out through my mom just a month before my grandfather pa*sed away that my grandfather was planning to leave me not only my intended part but also my older brother's part. My brother is ten yea...
RelationshipSo, I (F) have been dating my boyfriend, “Matt” for about a year. He’s been super sweet, kind, and thoughtful most of the time, and we’ve had a lot of great moments together. I really thought we were a great match, until recently when things got…complicated. To be blunt, Matt has some fantasies that I would call pretty extreme or “hardcore,” at least by my standards. Look, I’m not a prude, and ...
OtherI (28F) have a sister, Jane (25F), who has been engaged to Mark (27M) for about a year. They've always seemed like the perfect couple, and their wedding is coming up in a few months. However, there's a big secret Jane has been keeping from Mark: she has a 3-year-old son that she gave up for adoption before they met. Jane and I have always been close, and I was there for her during her pregn...
WorkIt's my daughter's birthday this weekend. I had to pick up her birthday cake yesterday before work so I put it in the shared fridge with the intention to take it home when I knocked off. Although we have had a few incidents with stolen lunches, I didn't think it would be an issue. It was a custom made birthday cake with my kid's name on it afterall. So you can imagine my shock when I went t...
OtherI (29F) bought a small house last year—nothing fancy, but it's quiet, safe, and mine. For the first time in my life, I feel like I can actually breathe. Now for context: my mom (52F) is an alcoholic and has been for as long as I can remember. My childhood was not a childhood. I was more like her emotional punching bag, personal ther***st, maid, and sometimes target when she got too drunk and an...
RelationshipMy [25m] girlfriend [24f] and I have been dating for about a year. I'll call her Casey here. We have lived together for two months. A few hours ago, Casey approached me saying that she wanted to talk about som**hing "serious." At first, I didn’t know what to expect, but she wanted to share som**hing traumatic that had happened to her before we met, and she asked if I would be willing to listen....