As much as we all would love to have the perfect fairytale relationship in which everything works out exactly how you both want it to and everything happens exactly when you want it to, it is often not the case. Relationships are messy, unexpected, and complicated. There are always changes and surprises that the couple has to deal with, and the way they deal with those kinds of challenges is a testimony to how strong their relationship actually is. A big unexpected change that happens in a lot…

One of the most important parenting tips that I can give young parents is always to be a unanimous front in front of their children. Never fight in front of the kids, and never turn the kids against the other parent. You have to be together, or at least appear to be together when you are educating your kids, and only later, behind closed doors, talk about the disagreements you might have with one other. Otherwise, the only thing that the kids will learn is that they can get away with whatever t…

You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals. It shows their respect for boundaries, how kind they are, and how patient. This is the same reason why people say that getting a pet is a good test to see how you will handle having actual kids. And I firmly believe that applies not only for the parents but to everyone else in the family as well. The family in this Reddit story showed their true colors when the older sibling and his girlfriend decided to adopt a cat. The mom completel…

A lot to unpack here

Buying someone you love a birthday gift is more than just picking up the most expensive item at a store. The gift has to show you actually care about that person, that you take an interest in things they enjoy, and that you know what would make them happy. If you truly care for the person you are buying a gift for, choosing that gift should not be that hard. Sometimes, even when they don't fully mean it, people miss the whole point of gift-giving and completely fumble with their present, like t…

Whose side are you taking?

In romantic relationships, it's important for each partner to be able to have their own friends and interests. And if they are interested in things you aren't, that's okay, as long as you are supportive of them. You can't forbid your partner from doing something completely harmless just because you don't like it. That is the perfect way to unnecessarily ruin a marriage, kind of like what this husband is facing right now. He took it to the internet because he's torn about his behavior. His wife,…

Disputes over food might be one of the most common flights between two people in a relationship. It can be a flight over something as small as one not washing the dishes from last night's dinner, but also as big as one not respecting the other's eating restriction and literally forcing them to remain hungry. Yes, I am talking about the husband in this Reddit story, and please, let me explain. A woman turned to Reddit after she and her husband had some friends over, and they decided to order piz…

When going on a date, it can be very easy to miss or even ignore red flags from the person you are dating, simply because you don't know that person yet and want to give them the benefit of the doubt. That is why a lot of people can go months and even years without confronting their significant other's red flags, up until the point in which they end up tossing a relationship that they should have known wouldn't last from the beginning. Stories of relationships like these, that end much later th…

If you were born with a name you couldn't stand, would you change it as soon as you became an adult, or would you go by a nickname your entire life? Well, this woman's birth name is Pennsylvania. Her parents are super patriotic and wanted to name all of their children after states. Unfortunately for the Original Poster (OP), Pennsylvania is a tough one to get stuck with. She was teased endlessly as a kid, mainly because her parents refused to let her go by her nickname, Penny. When she left for…

So romantic

Who thought baby names can break up a family

If no one is laughing, it's probably not a funny joke...

It's 2024, are we really having this conversation?

When you're married, it's typically for the woman to take the man's last name. She doesn't have to; she can keep her maiden name, or the husband can take her last name. It's just a standard societal custom for the woman to take the man's. But what happens when you divorce? Apparently, it's pretty standard for the ex-wife to keep her husband's last name, especially if they have kids together. And in this story, that is exactly the case. Until the ex-husband's new fiance comes along. The finance…

Boyfriend of the year