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RelationshipI’m visiting my girlfriend’s family for the first time and they’re kind of rich. They have a maid who comes and tid*es up for a bit every day. My family isn’t broke, but we’ve never had people working for us, and it made me super uncomfortable. Like, who am I to have someone serving me and cleaning around me while I sit there? I can’t imagine if my mom were witnessing that. She’d flip. ...
RelationshipI (29m) have lived with my girlfriend (32f) for just under a year. We've been seeing each other for three years and change. Recently I earned a promotion at my work. I've worked my b**t off for this promotion for several years and have barely taken any time off during that duration. When I found out about my promotion--and that they wouldn't actually need me for my new role for about a month--I...
OtherI'm 29, my sister is 27. We're polar opposites. I've always worked hard and taken risks to succeed. My sister has always slacked off and never put any real effort in to succeed. She tried attending college but spent all her free time partying/smoking pot/sleeping around and ended up failing half her courses in her first year and dropped out. Recently she decided she wants to go back to unive...
Food & DietMy family and I (husband and children) are vegan. We have been for years. His sister and her family lost their home in a fire, and they’re staying with us while they rebuild. My husband and I don’t mind if they bring meat or animal products inti our house, but *we* won’t cook them. Therein lies the problem for Thanksgiving. We have foods such as mushroom gravy, meatless dressing, etc. I offe...
RelationshipI (28F) and my husband (29M) met in college and have been married for 6 years. My husband was raised in a strict evangelical household but broke away from those beliefs around the time we met. We had what I thought was a very happy marriage until my husband's father pa*sed away in early 2021 (he received a cancer diagnosis and was gone a few weeks later). My husband was and is, very understand...
OtherI (52M) have three children with my ex Tracy (50F), Michael (28M), Linda (25F), and Victoria (23F). We split because Tracy had an affair with Stan (55M) to whom she is now married. We never shared with the kids the reason for the divorce as I didn't want them to blame either of us. This backfired as the kids saw their mom move out of the house, into a small apartment, and me keep living in the ...
RelationshipMy wife turned 30 this week. I’m 26M. We’ve always had a strong relationship and I love her so much. My wife has a best friend from childhood Jimmy 28M. I didn’t know him that well but this year we’ve gotten to know each other and have gotten close. He’s my best bud and like an older brother to me in a lot of ways. My wife goes all out for my birthday parties and I love them. She’s more of a...
ParentingI (M37) have two stepkids (G11 & B16); my stepdaughter is the apple of my eye, but my stepson has a difficult personality. He never does anything with us, never lets me help him, and keeps his distance. He never tells me about his problems or achievements, making it difficult to es**blish a good bond like I have with my stepdaughter. My wife says that's his nature, so I should stop pressuring ...
OtherI used to work as a s*x worker in my early to mid 20s. I had no choice; I had to get money to be able to keep my siblings and myself from homelessness. I met my fiancé Martin over a year ago; he knows every single detail about my life and everyday tells me he loves me no matter what. His family are literally saints, so I kind of hit the jackpot in the inlaws dept. However, his friends are n...
RelationshipI asked my ex for a divorce two months ago and I found out a week later that my sister’s husband was going to be his so***itor. I wasn’t completely surprised as my ex has helped his career a lot but I was still hurt when my sister told me. I’ve avoided him since finding out but my parents invited everyone over for dinner and I missed them so I went. I tried really hard to bite my tongue but he ...
Family ConflictMy daughter is 13. I am married to my wife who has very feminist values. I also have my parents who are very traditional. My parents are extremely strict and can come off as cold but deep down they are loving, they don't show it as much. They are the authoritarian type, just like when I was growing up but I learned to respect my parents even if I was unhappy with them, and I'm a stronger perso...
Family ConflictAbout a year ago, my dad approached me and told me that he, my stepmom, and 2 half-brothers were thinking about moving to a new state. I had 50/50 custody and asked him what it meant for me. He said that he would pay for me to come for every school break and every other holiday. I was mad at him and told him that he already gets to spend all his time with my brothers and doesn't want that with...