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OtherI (29f) run a bakery business that I've built from the ground up during the past five years. It started as a hobby during college, but now it’s a registered business with steady clients, a dedicated workspace, and consistent orders during each month. I do mostly for weddings, birthdays, and other events. I take a lot of pride in what I do, and it’s not just “baking for fun” anymore. This is my...
RelationshipI (45f) am also a plus-size woman so obviously my husband (44m) has a type. I discovered he's having an affair with this plus-size woman (49f). I was venting to both my sister (42f) and my best friend (44f). They're both thin women. My best friend had my back. A few days later, my sister said it was a bit hypocritical for me to talk about any woman like that. She asked me if I would be disa...
RelationshipI (26F) have been with my now-ex-boyfriend “Eric” (28M) for two years. Overall, we’ve had a good relationship, nothing crazy—until last night when things completely fell apart. We were out at a bar with some of his friends, just having a normal night. Drinks, food, the usual. Eric and his friend “Mark” (28M) were joking around, and Eric made a comment about how much Mark was eating. Som**hi...
Food & DietSo, I (30F) live with my roommate, Sarah (29F), who has this habit of eating everything in the fridge, whether it’s hers or not. She always says it’s because she’s “stressed” and swears she’ll replace it, but my groceries vanish faster than a dating app match after mentioning kids. The last straw was when she ate my emotional support tiramisu. For context, I’d spent hours making this tiramisu ...
RelationshipI 23(F) have a 6 year old daughter, I had her at 17 years old with my ex-husband Devon. Devon and I got married at 18 and got divorced at 20 years old, due to his cheating. He doesn’t pay a dime to financially support our daughter. I am our daughter’s full time caretaker. My ex-husband only sees our daughter once a month. I beg him to spend more time with her but I shouldn’t have to beg him to...
OtherMy partner (30M) and I (29F) are planning a trip with two of our couple friends to a destination a six hour drive away. We booked a super nice AirBnB that was $2,000 per couple total for four nights. We all paid a nonrefundable deposit back in January for $1,000 per couple. We verified with everyone that they were okay with not getting that money back no matter what. We all just paid the last $...
OtherI (M22) was walking home alone last night. Suddenly a group of young women (around my age) appeared and started to throw eggs at me. Didnt know them, never saw them before and i have no idea why they did it. Luckily for me, two of them wasnt even close, i managed to move my body before the third egg hit me, and the fourth made a really bad throw. I somehow caught the fourth egg, and out of i...
OtherI’m having an argument within my friend group, and basically being told I’m sick in my head. Long story short, I have a friend I went to college with and have stayed casual friends with for about 12 years. He’s not apart of my immediate friend group, but we talked every now and then. I mainly saw him every time I went to the doctor’s (which isn’t very often) since he worked there and I’d ta...
OtherI (34M) am the primary caregiver for my younger brother, Noah (22M), who is non-verbal and has a severe intellectual disability. He was diagnosed in early childhood and, despite years of therapies and support, his cognitive abilities are similar to those of a toddler. Noah is a kind and gentle person, but he struggles to communicate his needs and experiences severe sensory sensitivities. On...
OtherSo, I (28F) have a sister, "Clara" (32F), who's getting married in a few months. We've always been close, but things have gotten complicated since she started planning her wedding. A bit of backstory: I have a daughter, "Lily" (6), who adores Clara. Clara initially told Lily she could be a flower girl, and Lily has been excitedly talking about her "big role" at the wedding ever since. Howev...
RelationshipI (34M) recently won a significant amount in the lottery. It was a life-changing amount, but not the kind where you end up on the Forbes list. After paying off debts and setting up college funds for my kids, I’ve planned to invest the rest for future security. My family has always been pretty close-knit, and we’ve supported each other through tough times. Since my win, I’ve helped my immediate ...
RelationshipI’m 28 and had been dating my girlfriend (26) for about a year and change. I really thought we were on the same page. We had a great connection and just genuinely enjoyed each other’s company. I'd been noticing som**hing just a little "off" in the relationship the past month, though. Dunno what else to call it. Just som**hing was weird. There’s been a lot of s**t in my life recently—stressf...