RelationshipI (M, 40) have been married to my wife (F, 39) for almost 10 years, and we have two kids. Last week, she asked if she could go out for her coworker’s birthday on Sat**day. I said, “Of course.” The kids and I watched a movie, played video games, and ordered pizza. She came home really late and drunk. As I was helping her get ready for bed, she started bragging about flirting back and forth with...
RelationshipYesterday I came home from work and my wife greeted me in the usual manner. While I was hugging her I noticed she smelled pretty bad of BO—no biggie, I know she was home with the baby all day and probably gardening outside. Later in the evening I offer to make her a bath and she jokingly asks “why, are you saying I stink?” I honestly offered to do it just to be nice because I knew she had a lon...
OtherI (26 F) am aware that this is an incredibly controversial topic but I am at my wits end in this situation and my family and friends are overseas and mostly incapable of helping me due to inexperience and lack of awareness. I am in the UK for my PhD and my roommate (28F) is muslim. We usually get along very well and I have been respectful and accommodating of her religious practices. I am very...
Family ConflictI (32F) have been with my fiancé (38M) for almost 4 years. He has a daughter (15F) from his first marriage. Her mom is very much in the picture, but she’s more of a “wine and vibes” parent than someone who actually parents. I’ve been the one handling school stuff, doctor’s appointments, making actual meals instead of Postmates every night, helping her through panic attacks, you name it. Now...
OtherFor context, My girlfriend and I have been together for 6 years, and over thanksgiving weekend I took her on a weeklong trip to Hawai’i with the intention of proposing to her, I even asked her parents for their blessing and showed them the ring a couple days before we left for the trip. We have talked about marriage before and we’ve both agreed that we want to marry each other, so the idea of ...
ParentingI (31f) share two children (9m & 8f) with my ex-husband Aaron (35m). Aaron's cheating ended our marriage and before long he had moved in with Nicole (34f) and her children (11, 10, 8 and 6). Aaron and Nicole have a 2 year old together and they're expecting another child. Even before Aaron and Nicole met she homeschooled her children. While my kids attend public school. This was mentioned as...
RelationshipI (28F) had been away on a week-long work trip. My boyfriend (30M) and I had agreed that he would pick me up when I landed, so I was looking forward to seeing him. I had this image in my head of a sweet reunion at the airport where he'd greet me, help me with my suitcase, and we’d go home together. But the morning of my arrival, he texted, saying he couldn’t make it because he had to pick up h...
RelationshipI (34F) have been married to my husband (36M) for 7 years. We have an 8-year-old autistic son, and life’s already been pretty stressful for both of us. I thought we were handling it as a team, like we were in this together—until a few weeks ago when everything fell apart. We live in a small neighbourhood where everyone’s pretty friendly, and I got along well with our next-door neighbours, Emily...
ParentingMy ex cheated on me and fathered a child with another woman. That child is now 4f. He has full custody of her and is going for child support but the mom isn't paying. I have primary custody of our three children (11m, 9f, 9m). He gets our kids every other weekend. I have only seen this child 5 times and I don't have a relationship of any kind with her. I never interacted with her and while I k...
RelationshipMy wife pa*sed away. She was in a car accident. We had seperated for a few months, and this was due to her wanting to be with her AP partner. They had been together for about year and a half. They told me they had been genuinely in love. The divorce hasn't been finalized, so legally speaking, I am responsible for my wife's body. We have two kids. Both of them in their teens, they have been a...
RelationshipSo, my girlfriend (28F) and I (30M) recently had a pretty intense argument. I’ve had my dog, Max, for over seven years. He’s been my constant companion through thick and thin. My girlfriend moved in with me a few months ago, and while she’s great, she’s not a fan of Max, claiming he takes up too much space and makes a mess. One day, she suggested I should “rehome” him. I was shocked and hurt. I...
RelationshipI [26m] have been in a relationship with my girlfriend, Jess [28f] for three years. Jess and I live together. Jess is not a morning person. This is primarily due to the fact that she’s up until 2 or 3am every day on her phone despite having to wake up at 8am. I’ve tried to get her to start going to bed earlier so she could wake up on time, but she says that would leave her no time to do her own...