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AITAH for not wanting to put my (25f) life on hold for my boyfriend's (30m) dog?
Relationship
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AITAH for not wanting to put my (25f) life on hold for my boyfriend's (30m) dog?

I have been with my partner for about two years and he treats me great. He's a very loving and kind person and we get along great. One problem we have had since the start of our relationship that I thought I could ignore is that we are in different places in life, I feel like. We are 25 (me) and 30 (him). He has lived in big cities and done a lot of different jobs related to his field. He is s...

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AITAH for pretending I didn't know my ex?
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AITAH for pretending I didn't know my ex?

I (29 F) was in a secret relationship with Shane (27 M) for 2 years. The relationship was a normal relationship except nobody knew about it. Because I'm a bigger girl and I've never been in a relationship, I didn't push the issue. After 2 years of Shane living with me, I came home to all of his belongings gone. I tried to call him but he blocked my phone number and blocked me on Snapchat. He c...

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AITA for refusing to let my friends use my owl as a ringbearer in their wedding?
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AITA for refusing to let my friends use my owl as a ringbearer in their wedding?

I am a Falconer and perform in Falconry shows with my owls. There is some debate in the community over owls being used but it has gained a lot of traction over the years and I find my owls are easier to manage for me personally than my other birds were. My friend is having a Harry Potter themed wedding and is begging to have me work with one of my owls to have the ring flown down the aisle to t...

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AITA because I refuse to spend money on my ex’s kids despite being well off?
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AITA because I refuse to spend money on my ex’s kids despite being well off?

I have a 16 year old son and he has 4 half siblings who are all younger than him. I was only ever with his mom for a brief period of time, and we both agreed prior to sleeping with each other that we were on the same page about not having a kid. Obviously that didn’t work out because she got pr****nt (I did practice safe s*x and wore rubbers but hey, I’m a dad now anyway)I asked her to abort, s...

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AITA for not paying 1/3 of my salary for my kids’ college?
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AITA for not paying 1/3 of my salary for my kids’ college?

Both my kids are in college. Through my teaching job, my kids can attend my private college ($55k plus tuition) for free, or one of our exchange colleges for close to free. My kids don’t like any of the colleges in the list, including mine. My ex wife is proposing that it is fair to pay the amount of our state college’s tuition plus room and board (though they could live at home if they a...

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AITA for not saying anything when someone called me spoiled and privileged?
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AITA for not saying anything when someone called me spoiled and privileged?

My husband's best friend "Nate" got a new girlfriend "Camilla" about half a year ago. She moved to our city recently so she doesn't really have any friends here, but she and I hanged out a couple of times and started to get friendly. For context: we are all in our twenties, my husband and I both have nice jobs, we own a small flat, play tennis as a hobby (Camilla thinks it a rich people sport) ...

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AITA for "giving" my cousin $50k against my wife's wishes?
Family Conflict
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AITA for "giving" my cousin $50k against my wife's wishes?

Had a belated Christmas gathering last week with my extended family. The custom for this event is that we exchange "stocking stuffers" - nothing over $10. Ever since I've since we've had this gathering, I've always bought scratch off lottery tickets for all the adults. As you would expect, they are almost always t**sh. But every year we have a few hit for extra ticket, 2,5, even $10. One year m...

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AITA for calling my wife a “helicopter mom” after she called the place my son applied at?
Family Conflict
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AITA for calling my wife a “helicopter mom” after she called the place my son applied at?

My son James just turned 16 this month and he decided he wanted to start working a part time job. Just to have some extra spending money and to start saving up. He hasn’t had much luck, I doubt many places are interested in hiring a teen with limited hours to work. James started to get annoyed with my wife after he found out she submitted a few applications for him. We had a whole talk about...

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Girl Defends Brother's Threat To Their Parents After They Pulled A Mean Prank On Him
Family Conflict
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Girl Defends Brother's Threat To Their Parents After They Pulled A Mean Prank On Him

I [20 F] am an older sister to my little (biological) brother (17 M) who finished high school last year. My little brother and I are really close. He says I'm the best friend he has and he loves me more than anyone (of course this is not true, he has many friends of his own). My brother has been asking our step-dad/mother if he could get a new car for his grad party since last year, and he said...

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AITA - Gave my kid my wife's restaurant leftovers
Relationship
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AITA - Gave my kid my wife's restaurant leftovers

My wife, kid and I went out to eat the other day to a mongolian restaurant that is rather far away (not easy to get another order). Each of us had distinctly different stir fry meals. We each got to-go boxes, and my wife asked that we label who's is who's. I told her we didn't need to do that because I could tell the difference because mine had banana peppers, my kid had two different types of...

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AITA for making my wife throw out a whole chicken
Relationship
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AITA for making my wife throw out a whole chicken

So, my wife decided she was going to try a new recipe for dinner tonight. It’s a one pot chicken thing with orzo. She ordered the groceries online this morning and then went to collect them around 11am. She got back home around midday and unloaded everything from the car. Flash forward to 5:30pm and wife returns from an afternoon walk with her friends. After 5 minutes of dinner preparing so...

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AITA for jogging at 4am?
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AITA for jogging at 4am?

I'm an Emergency Medical Dispatcher which basically means if you call 999 with an emergency and need an ambulance there is a chance it'll go to me. It's a rewarding if stressful job and some of the calls i've handled give me nightmares but I wouldn't change my job. Some of my hours however are extremely unsociable and sometimes I get home at 4am and when I do I have a routine. When I get ho...

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