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RelationshipI have a son named Will who’s 22. His mother and I split when he was 4 and we shared custody. For over a year, Will has been going out with his girlfriend, Elise, who’s 19 and they moved in together 5 months ago. She’s a very sweet and respectful girl and I thought they made a nice couple. Well almost 2 months ago, I heard from my ex wife that Will kicked Elise out after he found out she was...
RelationshipFor context, my wife went through some trauma and has not been using appropriate coping sk**ls or seeking help. Instead, she is going through a complete midlife crisis of sorts, including leaving me rather unexpectedly. We are in counseling, but as of now she cannot commit to anything other than a walk once a week. We barely speak. I work THREE JOBS. The original plan was to stack and stack...
OtherMy brother Bill (30M) has been trying online dating for three years but with no success. We live in a more rural area, so there aren't that many single women around his age to begin with. The ones who are available, well Bill didn't think they were good enough. He asked me to edit his Hinge profile so he can attract a mate. I looked it over and... d**n. His profile has paragraphs of what he...
RelationshipIt our first real vacation since 2020 and my first with just my husband and in over 10 years. Our daughter Annie (17) was left home alone. For some reason recently Annie can do no right in hubby’s eyes. Dress, music, ch**es. He has deemed her irresponsible. It farthest from the truth. She has a summer job and makes good grades. She’s in-fact kinda a hermit for her age. Unknown to me my h...
WorkI(35F) lost my job after pandemic struck and found another working in a meat company. It was much lesser paid, more tiring and longer hours but beggars can't be choosers, I have 3 kids to raise and need a job or it would be too much for my husband to shoulder. I was going to continue to work there until I find a more suitable job because the boss of that company is quite an a*shole. Some ti...
BoundariesI (19f) have a roommate Kayla also (19f), we have been roommates for almost 1 year. we have always had this shared refrigerator situation going on where we alternate every week or two on who buys the groceries, cleaning supplies, etc. But we don't cook for each other. (very important to the story) Well, 6months ago Kayla got a boyfriend, Caleb (21m) who has been spending a lot of time in ou...
OtherI (31f) have really bad back acne. I was going to the beach with my mom (53f), my brother (28m), and my brother's wife (26f). I don't know my sister-in-law very well but she seems very sweet. She had offered to rub sunscreen on my mom. After SIL was finished with my mom, I asked SIL if she can rub sunscreen on my back. She said she was happy to and she did. That evening, my brother confront...
RelationshipMy ex (44M) cheated on me (40F) and ended our marriage so he could be with his affair partner/wife Jen (42F). This happened several years ago when our kids were very young. My ex gets our kids 6 days a month. He works out of state frequently so this was the most consistent schedule where our kids would be with a parent (me or ex) instead of being left with a babysitter or his wife. Accordin...
Family ConflictSo my boyfriend (33M) has a family history of colorectal cancer. His mom was diagnosed in her early 40s and it was really bad. She survived, but it was a long, awful ordeal. He was old enough to remember it. Because of that, his doctor told him he should start colonoscopies earlier than most people. He’s technically overdue for his first one. And lately, he’s had some weird stomach problems. ...
RelationshipSo my (28F) boyfriend (30M) has this thing about not spending money on what he calls “unnecessary charges” at restaurants. He refuses to pay extra for anything…. guac, sauce, cheese, you name it. He says it’s a “scam” and that restaurants “prey on people” by charging for extras. Which… fine. Live your truth. But I love cheese. LOVE it. And there’s this burger spot we go to where adding chee...
OtherI have this friend, let's call her Jane. We're in our mid-thirties now but we were roommates since freshman year in college. She's one of my closest friends and I know her super well. And I know that for all of her twenties, she had horrendous luck with her love life and was extremely insecure about it. She always wanted to get married and have kids and kept ending up with d***hebags who would...
OtherI’ve got a younger brother (24) with Aspergers and he’s very high functioning albeit with his quirks. Recently I’ve moved back home during the stay at home orders to look after my parents. My brother still lives with them. I find out he’s been trying to date in recent months and confessed it’s been pretty unsuccessful for him. He even got to go on a first date but his date literally got up and...