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AITAH for cancelling all of our streaming services to hire a housekeeper without asking my husband first
Relationship
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AITAH for cancelling all of our streaming services to hire a housekeeper without asking my husband first

My (28f) and my husband (30m) just welcomed our first baby almost 3 months ago. Understandably it has been a huge adjustment for both of us. She’s still not sleeping through the night and we’re both back to work full time. We have always split the household responsibilities 50/50. We just help where needed and it’s always worked out well. Lately, my husband has been doing the ch**es terribly a...

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AITA for telling my boyfriends kids to eat what’s for dinner or don’t eat at all?
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AITA for telling my boyfriends kids to eat what’s for dinner or don’t eat at all?

I have been with my boyfriend for a little over a year now. We recently moved in together. I have a 8 year old from an ex, and my boyfriend has 2 kids ages 6 and 9. Since we moved in together I now have his children every weekend and he works Fridays, so I am alone with them till he is off work. Friday night I made meatloaf with roasted broccoli and mash potatoes. My son eats well, he knows to ...

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AITA for only getting a college graduation gift for my 28M son and not my DIL 28F?
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AITA for only getting a college graduation gift for my 28M son and not my DIL 28F?

So I’m a 55F and my son who I raised as a single mother recently graduated from grad school. His wife my DIL also graduated at the same time and I have a special gift of a bit of cash just to my son because I’m proud of him as his mother and I feel a sense of pride since I raised him as a single mom. I figured my DIL had her own parents to gift to her. Well my DIL texted me saying she was very...

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AITA for telling my vegan friend I don’t want to come over for Thanksgiving Dinner?
Food & Diet
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AITA for telling my vegan friend I don’t want to come over for Thanksgiving Dinner?

I (54f) have a friend (55f) who went vegan 10 years ago. We’ve been friends 20 years or more. We have a large group of friends 15-20 and there are a few of us that switch off cooking dinner on Thanksgiving for whoever is in town. Since “Ann” went vegan we’ve always accommodated her d*etary restrictions with at the very least some tofurkey, one side dish and one dessert being strictly vegan. Th...

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AITA for asking my girlfriend to dress more sensibly on a walk?
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AITA for asking my girlfriend to dress more sensibly on a walk?

My girlfriend and I (both 30) go on this trail by the river sometimes. It is about an hour each way and most people are in casual or sporty clothes. The first few times we did it she wore a maxi skirt and high heels and I felt like it was really out of place. I told her after the last time that next time she should dress more sensibly. She claimed it was fine but it is really out of place and ...

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AITA for asking my GF if she can take a shower?
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AITA for asking my GF if she can take a shower?

My GF really only showers once a week, twice if I'm lucky. Typically we go to the gym together, and I've often asked her why she doesn't shower, and she always comes with things like "Oh women don't really sweat much, and I sweat very little even for women's standards". I don't buy it, because I can smell. I used to just suck it up, because I know she's extremely sensitive. This even affected ...

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AITA for insisting my daughter should be allowed to go on the “guys only” family trip?
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AITA for insisting my daughter should be allowed to go on the “guys only” family trip?

I have two kids, John, who is 13, and Kelsey, who is 11. My daughter, Kelsey, has always been a tomboy and prefers hanging out with her older brother and my husband. She goes fishing and watches/plays sports with them. Meanwhile, I enjoy gardening and baking. No biggie to me. I love their bond and am happy she’s close with her brother and dad. My husband’s only sister is a single mom and ha...

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AITA for asking my fiancée to cover up her feminine products
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AITA for asking my fiancée to cover up her feminine products

I (32 year old man) have been living with my fiancée (27 year old woman) for the better part of a year. Overall, cohabitating has gone incredibly well. We're both meticulous with our ch**es, and we generally communicate better than most couples that we know. However, we've lately had a disagreement that's difficult to settle. My fiancée leaves her used period products at the top of open t**shc...

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AITA for accidentally ruining my autistic boyfriends safe food
Food & Diet
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AITA for accidentally ruining my autistic boyfriends safe food

My boyfriend loves stew, he wants to eat it every day for every meal. His favorite stew is beef tips and vegetables from a local place, but it’s really expensive. Like $47 for a big bowl (they don’t do small orders for takeout) and he is grossed out by leftovers so more than half of it gets wasted. We’ve had a couple of arguments about it, he says I don’t understand his brain, I say he doesn’t...

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AITA if my boyfriend made a meal and asked me how it was and I said "fine"
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AITA if my boyfriend made a meal and asked me how it was and I said "fine"

So my boyfriend made chicken b***st with some white rice, a salad with garlic and we had some pickles and beetroot on the side (from jars) and we sit down and he says: how is it? And I said fine, there's nothing special, everything tastes as it should. And he got upset and said he added extra garlic in the lettuce and soy sauce on the b***st ( we both said we couldn't taste that) and I said I ...

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AITA for washing the underwear of a woman who was staying at our house, even though I'm a guy?
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AITA for washing the underwear of a woman who was staying at our house, even though I'm a guy?

I'm a male, I live with my girlfriend. My girlfriend's close friend is staying with us for a week, she is traveling in from a different city, and sleeping in a spare bedroom in our house. One morning, it was nice and sunny and while my gf was sleeping in and her friend was also still asleep I thought it was a good opportunity to do the laundry. I did all three of ours laundry in two different b...

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AITA for asking my coworker not to eat her cultural food in the break room?
Food & Diet
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AITA for asking my coworker not to eat her cultural food in the break room?

I know how the t*tle sounds, and I’m sure as you begin reading this post it’ll sound worse but please hear me out. I (25f) have a wonderful coworker (54f), who I get along really well with. This coworker is Nepalese and I am a white woman. In the past she’s been kind enough to bring in different food from her culture for us all to try. I have zero problem with her, or anyone else, bringing ...

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