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RelationshipI 31F have been with my husband (Tim)30M for almost 4 years, married almost 2 years. We currently live in a rented home his parents used to live in with his brother (Max) 24M. His parents are now retired in another country and Max stayed behind in the home. When they left my husband and I moved into the home they were renting. So now in the home it’s the three of us. Max is very much to himself a...
ParentingI (34m) have been with my fiancée (33f) for 6 years now. She was a widow with two kids when we met. The kids were 5 and 6 when their dad d*ed, they were 7 and 8 when I met my fiancée and we have lived together for the past three years and engaged for 7 months. We've all had individual therapy, family therapy and me trying to go at their pace but the kids don't like me. They won't like anyone thei...
Family ConflictAbout a decade and a half ago my parents split because my dad was abusive, physical, verbal, all of it. My mom moved out which was really hard on me since I was still a kid. At the same time my dad booked a plane ticket to go overseas for a couple months. We are immigrants so I just a*sumed he was visiting friends or family. A year or two later I found out, not from my dad but from someone else,...
Family ConflictI (29f) lost my mom when I was only 5 years old and my brother was 8. Within 18 months dad was dating and had moved someone else in with us who became my stepmother. Early in the relationship between dad and her she swore to be a good mom to me and my brother and we would say she couldn't be our mom because we already had one. We went to family and individual therapy and I came out saying I didn'...
RelationshipThrowaway because my sister is a SNITCH. I (38M) have been married to my now ex wife (37F) for 10 years. We met in high school and after a bit of world exploring we decided to start dating more seriously. From the very beginning both her and I were very much against having children. Me because I simply do not want to and her because she needs to take birth control for her health issues + the fac...
WorkI (32M) work from home making over $100k/year. My fiancée (30F) is a doctor earning around $150k–$200k. We live in *my* house. Since she’s saving for her residency, I’ve never asked her to pay rent, utilities, or groceries. I handle most household ch**es because I know her job is demanding. I cook for her, make sure her bed’s ready, and basically try to make home a place where she can rest withou...
OtherI'm(24m) getting married to my fiance(28f) in two weeks. My step brother "Pete"(25m) is mad that I chose my best friend "Charles"(28m) as my best man. Honestly, choosing Charles was a no-brainer because Pete and I aren't close. Yeah, we're step brothers, but we never lived together. I used to live with my mom and he lives with my dad and step mom. We didn't go to school together. We only "hung o...
OtherI made a throwaway account for this. Alright, this week has been super hectic and full of stress. I (24F) was not going to make this post in the first place because I thought I was doing the right thing, but my family has basically convinced me that I'm not. I'll try to keep things short and straightforward. Last week, there was a wedding of one of our family friends (28F). For some information,...
Family ConflictI just turned 23 and I’m getting married in October. My mom and I have always had what I would refer to as rocky relationship, especially since I got engaged. She’s been oddly compet*tive, commenting on my body, comparing our rings, like we are in a compet*tion, saying things like “this day is as much about me as it is about you.” I honestly thought she was joking until she showed me the dress...
RelationshipOkay 20 years ago I went home for the holidays and discovered my mother had been diagnosed with cancer. It was devastating. My mother was hit by a car earlier that year and received brain damage. Going through cancer treatment while still healing with a frankly incompetent partner was not going to work. I returned to university to basically pack it in and return home and care for her. My boyfrie...
Family ConflictSo for context, I (23F) have a very strained and rocky relationship with my bio dad (45M). When I was young, he cheated on my mom (45F) and basically abandoned me and my little sister, Belle (21F), for his new wife, Amanda (35F). My mom remarried to my stepdad, Jason (48M), when I was 10 (two years after my dad left) and Jason has been more of a dad to us than my bio dad ever was. My bio dad did...