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OtherI (M32) have been with my wife (F30) for 3 years. She comes from a country where women keep their maiden name, which was fine with me. However, people from my Southern family pushed for her to take my last name. She kept hers, which initially made my family unhappy, but they eventually accepted it. Now that we are expecting a baby boy, this issue has come up again. I told my wife our son wi...
Food & DietSo recently I (F30) have been staying over at my BF's (31M) place more. We've divided up some ch**es, but one he likes to do is cook. He really is a wonderful chef and all our friends enjoy the dishes he brings to parties. Whereas I will admit I don't know my way around the kitchen and have never taken the time to really dive into it. This is fine since he cooks, but his meals usually inclu...
OtherSo I (34f) gave birth on Christmas Day before my sons birth and to lessen visits. We (my husband 28m) made a list in October and sent it out to everyone. Some rules include -up to date on ALL vaccines -if you feel anyway sick don’t visit - let us know a week before hand so we can arrange a day/time -no smokers -no phone calls or visits between 7:30pm-10pm -you can only stay an hour -no picking up ...
RelationshipMe (37F) and my partner (35M) are at an impa*se. I work a full time job in a very physically demanding environment, and my partner is unemployed (for about ~2 years now). Recently , he has been getting up extremely late in the day and going to sleep at around 4am after playing some video games from about 12. I’ve been on night shifts this month, so I’ve been unable to get certain errands done d...
RelationshipMy (35M) wife (32F) is pr****nt. She’s due in 2 weeks and I am beyond excited because this would be my first child and I’ve always wanted to be a dad. Yesterday, we were in bed together, talking about our baby. All of a sudden she jumps up excited with a huge smile on her face. She told me to stay on the bed because she had a surprise for me. She went into our closet and grabbed a box. It was ...
RelationshipMe f26 and my husband m32 welcomed our daughter several months ago. So far we've agreed on every decision made regarding our daughter but the topic of peircing her ears came up and he said he didn't like the idea despite me explaining that 1. It's normal thing for babies and 2. It looks pretty 3. no it's not cultural we're both white but it's a great new experience imo. He said he needed time ...
![Me [M33] and my wife [F30] were robbed while we were out on a date. My wife is mad I didn’t “stand up for her”. AITAH for not risking our lives over our wallets.](https://pb.ankitchaurasia.com/api/files/reddit_posts/hjzzlhznwc6vzvk/featured_img_ehrhu51rey.png)
RelationshipMe and my wife were out on the town for a date night (we don’t get to go out often). Everything was fine, had a few drinks, and finally decided to walk home. We only live a few blocks from the restaurant we were at and never had any issues in the past (live in a somewhat nice upper middle cla*s area). We decide to cut through the park have a night romantic walk at night. Well shortly after ...
OtherMy fiance, Kevin(M28) and I(F30) had initially planned to get married a few years ago but due to the fact that the world was falling apart we postponed it until things calmed down and our family felt safer at a big event. We've now set a date for this coming August and as we get cl**er more and more thoughts keep coming to me about how it should go. My biggest issue is that Kevin's best man is...
RelationshipI am currently 37 weeks pr****nt so we are getting ready to receive our girl. The problem is my husband has recently told me he wants to teach her Spanish too. The thing is, he isn’t even Spanish! He was born here but lived on Spain since he was 4 until he was 19. Now, if he had some sort of cultural or family connection to Spain then I might consider it. But he is American! When he initial...
RelationshipMy wife and I have a six month old baby girl. She's mostly a SAHM, she works two half days a week and her sister watches the baby. I work full time and go to school one day a week. We've always had an arrangement where she takes care of the household duties (cooking, cleaning, and now baby care) while I happily support her monetarily. Honestly, we are both living our dream life and my wife doe...
Family ConflictI M23 had issues with my dad after my mom d*ed and my stepmom came along. I hated a lot of decisions that were made, but what has left a long lasting impact was taking my college fund to pay for my stepbrother's surgeries. Unfortunately, he's d**d (d*ed last year at the age of 16 from a chronic heart problem). I put my distance but still see my grandparents and uncles, aunts, cousins etc. W...
RelationshipMy girlfriend (25F) and I (29M) live in NYC and there's a popular app where you buy leftover restaurant food. Restaurants advertise "surprise bags" at a reduced price in order to reduce foodwaste. The customer doesn't know what they're getting until they pick the food up, but the cost at least 3x lower than the normal menu price. (EG if an entree is usually $24, the restaurant is allowed to ch...