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OtherMy fiance and I got engaged a week ago. It was an absolute disaster. I never wanted a party, but my fiance's mom insisted and wanted to have the engagement party at a restaurant that is expensive (to me). She made my fiance pull money out of his savings account to buy a house just so she could show herself off to her family. She picked a restaurant of her choice, invited her whole family while...
OtherI got pr****nt with my daughter “Emma” at 18. I lived at home and was going to college and working. When i got pr****nt my parents kicked me out and i had to move in with my ex.I dropped out of school and quit my job to take care of Emma because my ex told me he would support me. When i was 22 (he was 24) he graduated law school. He told me to i had to move out because he wanted to find a “wif...
BoundariesI recognize the t*tle sounds a little ridiculous. The situation is less so. I was very fortunate to be in a position to buy an apartment straight out of college. It's a weird unit on a high floor of a weird building, but I've gut-renovated it and made it really nice. One aspect of my home was created just to fulfill a childhood fantasy. A secret room! It's simple— a flush mount bookcase put ...
RelationshipMy F/33 Dad pa*sed away and left me one of his last and favorite ship model, I had it on display in my living room. but for some reason I never actually mentioned it to my boyfriend M/37 of 6 months. Maybe because we don't live together and he don't visit often. The other day he and his friends came over to my place to celebrate his birthday. They got drunk and started throwing the sofas pi...
OtherAbout two months ago, my husband and I got “married” in a beautiful ceremony. It was SO MUCH FUN. We went on a honeymoon after. The price tag makes me wheeze, but my parents were insistent on paying for 95% of it, saying it’s their only daughter’s wedding. As a result, the wedding was way more fancy than som**hing my husband or I could afford! My husband and I paid the rest — his family did no...
RelationshipI’m lactose intolerant. Every time I make tacos, my boyfriend always makes jokes about how I’m “disrespecting Mexican culture” by not having cheese in my tacos. I’ve told him multiple times I’m not going to give myself the s**ts just to make him feel better about my friggin’ tacos (he's not even Mexican, he's white.). This came to a head last night when we were having tacos again. I got up to g...
RelationshipI went on a dinner double date with my girlfriend, my girlfriend’s friend Amy, and Amy’s boyfriend. We’re all in our early 20s. My girlfriend hangs out with Amy quite often. I see her from time to time, but I’ve never cared for her cheeky att*tude. The tipping point was tonight. Dinner was going alright until Amy’s boyfriend innocently commented on how little my girlfriend ate. She usually ...
OtherI was blessed with three beautiful children and unfortunately, my eldest, Brooke, pa*sed away when she was 5 years old. It rocked my world and I know I haven’t been the same since. I went through therapy and still attend to this day, but a part of me d*ed too. I will never let my daughter be forgotten. I bring pictures of her to events such as holiday celebrations and birthdays. I talk about he...
OtherMy (35F) husband (38M) and I are what you would call “Disney adults”. We used to work for the parks in college and met there. For us, it has sentimental value as well as being som**hing we both loved from childhood. Now, we are conscious to not be *those* Disney adults. We can hold conversations outside the movies and parks. We both work well paying jobs unrelated to the company. We have other ...
OtherMy friends and I went sightseeing, aware that the weather forecast was warning of heavy rain. We’re from England, where the correct response to rain is to not acknowledge it, but things are a little different in Japan. It is impossible to walk outside without getting fully soaked. I warned my friends of this and stopped at a shop to buy an umbrella. They were reluctant to get one; either under...
OtherWhere I live, real estate developers have started snatching up family homes, bulldozing them and building enormous 2 million dollar houses on the plots of land. The houses also stick out horribly in terms of aesthetics – think single level brick homes with a 3-level gigantic white and black box in the middle. My home’s been in my family for several generations. We have always been known for hav...
OtherI'm gonna keep it short. I f25 am getting married to my fiance next month. We've had no issues with the wedding planning except the "guest list". Context: I have a large family, I have 2 stepsisters (18, 20) and a biological brother (27) and also a biological sister (30). My fiance argued that the guest list should be cut short and suggested I only invite my "immediate family", I asked him to ...