Being volun-told to do things is not fun.

Your priorities should always be centered around your family. Having said that, when is it right to establish boundaries and limits with the people you care about the most? The story below is an account of a frustrated wife. The original poster (OP) and her partner planned a summer vacation with their sister-in-law and husband. They booked a three-bedroom Airbnb for their joint summer vacation. Even though at first everything seemed to be going well and everyone was excited about the anticipate…

When I worked in retail, I always enjoyed seeing the looks on the faces of entitled customers when they asked to see the manager and my boss came out of the back room. They were always so surprised that the manager was a woman, and were even more surprised when she was able to fix whatever issue they had with so much grace and a smile on her face. Even better was when they got to meet the owner of the store, also a woman, who was one of the strongest businesspeople I have ever met, a woman who…

Your family should always come first. Having said that, do you back a family member wholeheartedly if you think they are at fault, or do you stick up for what is right regardless of the outcome? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister. The original poster (OP) has decided to not attend her sister’s wedding. The refusal to attend comes after her nephew had expressed his concerns over the impending nuptials. Given that the man his mother plans to marry is the father of his bully, the…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In life, you have to make some tough decisions. Maybe you have to choose between what to study, or between careers, or between places to live. You may even have to choose between romantic partners. But these days, it’s more and more common to have to choose family members. ‘No contact’ with family members is becoming a casual part of our culture, and regardless of your views on this strictness, it’s the truth. Everything is dependent on the sit…

Stick it out through the awkward beginning, and you'll be rewarded in the end

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. To be honest, I barely knew what ‘legal separation’ meant until reading this Reddit thread. I guess the idea behind it has good intentions, but it lacks some clarity and keeps two people in a strange limbo, opening up new disasters to happen. But hey, I’m not the one to judge here. What I do judge is that the man sees one text on his wife’s phone and acts like she had some great, outrageous affair when she didn’t. We all make mistakes, and hinting to a coworke…

Your wife and newborn baby should take priority over an inappropriate relationship with your co-worker.

Make sure you get to know someone well—through good times and bad—before deciding to tie the knot and dedicate the rest of your life to them. You have to accept them for who they are, warts and all since these characteristics are what make them who they are. The story that follows centers on an unhappy fiancé. The original poster (OP) has been dating his fiancé for over seven years. OP proposed last year when he finally felt ready to take the relationship to the next step. Even though he though…

Weddings are happy occasions created to celebrate the union of two individuals in the sacred tie of matrimony. Usually, the couple extends invitations to the most significant and intimate people in their lives to join them on this momentous day. However, if your sister attempted to take center stage during the day, how would you react? The story below is an account of a frustrated husband. The original poster (OP) had lately tied the knot in a private, dreamy wedding with the love of his life.…

this meeting could have been a fistfight

Weddings are joyous occasions designed to honor the union of two people. The couple invites their loved ones to join them as they celebrate taking their first steps towards eternity. However, what if your brother and his current partner decided they didn't want you to come to the nuptials because they believed you would be the center of attention? The story below is an account of a heartbroken sister. A leg amputation was recently performed on the original poster (OP) as a result of multiple me…

If there is one thing that I am grateful for about getting married young, is that neither of us had money when we got married. I am fully aware that this sounds ridiculous to be grateful for, but the fact that we had almost the same starting point financially saved us from the pain of fighting about it. Both of us being young and at the start of our careers allowed us to build our financial state together and as equals, so there were no accusations of one of us being a gold-digger, mostly becau…

First and foremost, always put your family first. But what would you do if, only a few months before your wedding, your sister disclosed a dark, secret about your fiancé? Would you support your sister and express gratitude for her candor, or would you support your fiancé in opposition to your sister's testimony? An unhappy fiancé is the subject of the story that follows. After three years of dating, the original poster (OP) recently proposed. The idea of being married to the love of his life fi…

Your family should always come first. Having said that, there are instances in which you must put your needs and wants first. Does that mean you're a selfish person? or simply human? The story that follows is about an unhappy relative. The original poster (OP), who had moved to Germany with her husband and their four-month-old child, got an invitation to a cousin's wedding in the United States. OP had initially intended to travel to the wedding, even though she was aware that it would be highly…

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