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WorkI’m 30M, and I work in a small office with like 10 people. I always bring my lunch from home usually leftovers I cook myself, and I label it with my name in the fridge. Lately, my coworker “Jen” (34F) has been eating my food, like 3 times in the past 2 weeks! First time, she said she “thought it was hers” even tho it had my name on it I let it slide but told her to be careful. Then it happened...
OtherI (22M) told my girlfriend (20F) that I was going to the bar with my friend (24M) and his girlfriend (21F) to celebrate her birthday. I was leaving at 7pm and said I would be gone for at most two hours. I offered to grab my girlfriend fast food for a late dinner. She was okay with this plan. I even texted her a few times while I was there. I also only had one drink and one test tube shot. ...
WorkI (27F) have been dealing with a petty but annoying situation at my office. Every Wednesday, someone collects orders for this amazing local pizza place that doesn't deliver. They make the best pizzas in town - wood-fired, fresh ingred*ents, the works. The catch is they require a minimum of 5 pizzas for a takeout order. For the past THREE MONTHS, I keep getting "forgotten" when they take ord...
RelationshipI know that I am not an a*shole for leaving a relationship where my partner was unfaithful. That is normal and I would hope everyone respects themselves enough to get out of that situation. This is a touch more complicated. I fly in fly out for work. I am currently working a contract in Africa. I work for eight weeks then I get four off. So basically I'm gone for two months and home for one...
RelationshipI (45M) don’t have living parents, so all family gatherings are with my wife’s (36F) family. Early on, I often felt like an outsider at these events. Her father made it clear he didn’t think I was “good enough for his daughter,” and her mother and I had a strained relationship due to our differing religious beliefs (I’m an atheist; she’s a devoted Christian). This dynamic left me mostly quiet ...
Family ConflictMy wife and I are finally at a place in our lives where we can show appreciation to our parents. Right when we felt we could financially afford it, we decided to surprise our parents (my mom and dad and her mom) with a trip to Italy. We wrapped up a small frame and wrote a card. On the day we were giving the present, my two younger sisters were present (15F and 20F). Both of our moms were over...
Parenting28F. I recently got engaged and have been at my current job for a little over two years now. I love my job, and feel honored to do it, but one downside is that we’re needed 365 days a year and so it’s common to work on holidays. The general rule is that individuals who are new are first in line to work on Thanksgiving and Christmas. There’s also an informal expectation that individuals without ...
RelationshipI 34M have a 16 year old teenage stepdaughter that's become unbearable ever since she got TikTok. She wants Chick-fil-A three times a week, boba every other day,those "aesthetic" overpriced shirts and pants and it's all pretty expensive. She says things like "well my friends dad buys her everything she wants." Yesterday she had a meltdown in the parking lot because I wouldn't buy her a $50 ...
RelationshipI (30f) have been with my husband (31m) since we were 17 and 18. We have 4 kids together (first one born when I was 18). In 2021 my husband asked me to quit my casino job to be a “SAHM” because he got a promotion and needed more flexibility. He then said he would be able to pay all the household bills which he has done since then. I had a little work from home side hustle that made about $30...
OtherMy ex wife and I finalized our divorce proceedings last year after her one night stand. The one night really hurt me and it made me really sad and angry. My ex wife did apologize a lot and was willing to do anything I asked but I lost all emotions for her. She really wanted reconciliation and I will admit I did reconsider reconciliation for a moment, but I ultimately decided I couldn’t do it. ...
RelationshipI (25F) am a Black woman, and my boyfriend (46M) and his son (14M) are both white. For the past year, my boyfriend’s son has been making r***st jokes, including using the N-word and making jokes about Black people. Just last weekend, we were playing an online game where he chose usernames like “H***er” and “Forthej**s.” This was completely unprompted, and my boyfriend didn’t correct him. I ...
BoundariesLast weekend my (28M) sister (26F) asked me to watch her son, Ryan, for a few hours while she ran errands. I agreed, even though I’m not super comfortable around kids. But it was just a few hours, and I figured we’d survive. At first, everything was fine. We watched a movie, he had some juice, and I thought we were in the clear. But after about 30 or 40 minutes, he started getting more and more...