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OtherI 31M recently got engaged to my girlfriend 28F and we’ve been on cloud nine until I brought up the idea of a prenup. I run my own business and have a good amount of savings plus a house I bought a few years ago. She’s doing fine too but doesn’t have as much financially which is totally okay by me. The prenup isn’t about not trusting her. It’s just som**hing I’ve always felt made sense. It’s a...
Family ConflictI (36F) have a 10-year-old son, Ethan, from my previous marriage. My partner, Dan (38M), moved in with me last year, and he has an 11-year-old daughter, Lila, who stays with us every other week. Ethan and Lila get along well, but they both have their own rooms, which I believe is important for their comfort and privacy. Recently, Dan proposed that we have Ethan and Lila share a room so we c...
RelationshipMy (34M) wife (34F) is pr****nt with our third child. The other day, she asked what I’d buy her when she comes home from the hospital. I was caught off guard and said, “Nothing.” Since then, she’s been giving me the silent treatment. For context, we’ve been together for 17 years, married for 9, and have two great kids (7 & 4). We've faced a lot together—family losses, pregnancy loss, a big move...
OtherMy younger sister "Megan" recently got engaged. I'm thrilled for her and her fiancé, but she dropped a ma*sive b**bsh**l at dinner last week, and now our family is split. For context, I've been engaged for two years and am finally having my dream wedding this spring. Megan got engaged just three months ago but decided she wanted to get married before me because "summer is the perfect season." F...
OtherLong story short, I was on Twitter a while ago and saw this ad for a political mug that made me chuckle, so I decided to buy it for my conservative mother-in-law as a gag gift because I loved the idea of the mug being gifted to someone who leans more conservative. Last night, it was my MIL’s birthday, and I was getting ready with my wife to go to the restaurant where we would be eating. My wife...
Food & DietI (32f) have been married to my husband (36m) for 4 years, and I am questioning who I married. He has a strange f***sh where he wanted to p*e on my face during s*x, which I repeatedly and firmly told him I was not interested in. He asked a few times but never pushed it, so I a*sumed the matter was dropped. Months ago, I noticed my food tasting strange—my overnight oats, yogurt, and coffee t...
RelationshipDue to the support and advice I found on here I managed to get the confidence and level headspace needed to try to have another conversation with my partner. After getting our children to their school/daycare for the day I went to our local coffee shop to pick us up each a cup, I figured it can either be seen as a show of care or a peace offering. Once I got home he was sitting at our island d...
WorkI work in a small office where we do a potluck-style lunch once a week. I love cooking, so I usually bring som**hing homemade. For context, I’m Thai, and a lot of what I make has strong flavors think: garlic, fermented fish sauce, chili, shrimp paste, that kind of thing. Most of my coworkers love it. Kate, though, has always been... weird about it. She’s made little comments before, like, "...
BoundariesMy girlfriend (36F) and I (29M) moved into a house that I bought last year. We argued at first about what each room should be. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 2 living rooms, a garage and a back patio. I wanted an office and she wanted an office. At first I didn't want to but I gave her the 2nd largest room for her office and the largest became our bedroom. I took a significantly smaller room for my ...
RelationshipI (30M) am engaged to “Emily” (30F), and we’re getting married this fall. I love her deeply, and I’ve never been more sure about anything in my life. That said, there’s one thing that’s been eating at me, and I’m not sure if I’m being selfish or just… honest. Emily was married once before, to a guy named Tyler. They got married young — early 20s — and he pa*sed away in a car accident about five...
RelationshipSo I (32F) have been married to my husband (34M) for about five years now. We have a son together, and I have another child from a previous relationship. I thought our marriage was mostly ok, like not perfect but whose is? We have our challenges like any other couple. I never thought anything major was wrong. But recently, som**hing happened that’s been eating at me. A few weeks ago, we had...
RelationshipI have a daughter (10f) from a previous relationship and my husband (35m) has a daughter (13f) from a previous relationship. My stepdaughter has been the near-perfect child for a long time. She hasn't ever needed to be punished since I've with her father, until recently. She had a problem with another girl (13f) at school. The other girl made fun of my stepdaughter's "lesbian" mom and my stepd...