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OtherI (m24) live next to this couple with two kids. My deck is pretty close to their backyard and it’s started to become an issue. I sometimes smoke w**d after I get home from work to unwind and to deal with some anxiety. My neighbors have started to complain to me about it. A month ago the husband knocked on my door and told me to stop doing it on my deck. I told him it’s quite literally the o...
RelationshipMy [29] husband [36] is the breadwinner of the family. I stay home with the kids who are preschool age. He pays for the mortgage, bills, household needs, food, kids needs.....etc he has set a monthly budget for each category and handles getting everything done. Recently, he has become overwhelmed and told me to handle grocery shopping but before he let me, he asked me to write a list of all th...
OtherI recently got married to the love of my life, J. We had a perfect wedding, except for one thing, my MIL's freakout when she saw my dress. When we had gone dress shopping, I invited her and I found my perfect dress. My husbands family has a tradition of always wearing blush dresses on their wedding day. They told me about this before, and I respectfully said I would wear whatever color dress my...
ParentingBeen with my wife for 2 years; I have two children from a previous relationship who are 5 and 8. Currently 7 months pr****nt, been married and living together for 5 months…it’s been an adaption for everyone, mostly the children. During our relationship even before living together I knew my wife got the occasional headache, she takes pain k**lers but says they don’t help so she’ll usually spe...
OtherYesterday we had a baby shower. Long story short, one of our family friends thought it would be funny to get some baby onesies with offensive things written on them. For example: * "All daddy wanted was a blow job" * "I'm with the milf" * "To-do list: Eat, p**p, suck some t*tties" There were like 2 more but I don't remember what they said. When I opened the gift I was humiliated, I thoug...
Family ConflictMy boyfriend and I are staying at his parents’ house. It’s been going really well, but his dad is very particular. He has moments every day where he corrects or instructs the other people in the house on how he wants us to behave. I don’t really have a problem with it, but he has a few rules that do make me a little uncomfortable. I don’t need to get into why, but I always get di****ea here...
Family ConflictWhen I (17 M) was 8, my parents bought me a piano and signed me up for lessons. I was super excited because I love music. Over time I kind of became known as the 'piano guy' at school. I play at school concerts, accompany the school jazz choir, and play once a week for the residents at a couple of retirement homes in our town. When I was 15, I started to talk about quitting lessons, and my ...
RelationshipMy wife and I have a two month old daughter, Alicia. We've been having the piercing debate since before she was born. She comes from a culture where it's the normal thing, but I'm just not comfortable with a painful process like that and would prefer to wait until she's older so she can choose whether to go through that for herself. While we still hadn't made a decision, my wife went for a day ...
RelationshipMe (50sM) My daughter (32/f) My son (27/m) I love my kids equally. My daughter lives at home rent free, which has allowed her to pursue her pa*sion. We don’t charge her rent and so she’s built up a good deal of savings (~50k). My son is a bit more aimless. He has a college degree, but he and his girlfriend have chosen to pursue a more nomadic lifestyle. He supports them (gf doesn’t work) and d...
OtherI (30F) recently got married to Matt (30). Matt has a stepsister, Tiffany (28F). I have met her less than 10 times in the five years I dated Matt as she doesn't live nearby and is not close to my husband. However, she was invited to our wedding. I should mention that Tiffany is very attractive. She is pretty, with a currently fashionable body type, she also dresses well and spends money on ...
Food & DietI have a severe dog allergy. I can have varying disease of severity when it comes to my reactions when I'm exposed to dogs. In short, being in a closed environment with a dog is out of the question. Earlier today, I was boarding my flight with my friends, since we're all going on vacation together. As I'm boarding, I find that one of the pa*sengers is boarding with a Golden Retriever, with a gu...
BoundariesI (24F) and my fiancé (25M) are moving into a small 3 bedroom house together in a couple of months. I had never had my own room growing up and share a room with a roommate in my current living situation to save up money. I always felt the need to share and felt guilty when I wanted to be alone in my room but couldn't since someone else was there. The only time I had a room all to myself was wh...