It went from 'a work thing' to 'an emotional one-on-one with my coworker that you're not allowed to join.'

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Hostility between coworkers can affect one’s quality of life to such an extent that they don’t even want to go to the office anymore. And unfortunately, every workplace has that one ‘Karen’ type . The one who’s in everybody’s business , the one who causes the HR fumbles, and the one who everyone hates. If you have a Karen in your office, it’s time to be on the lookout. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman who’s accidentall…

Love: can't live with it, can't live without it

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Everyone responds differently to infidelity; some people have a no tolerance policy, once it’s done the person closes the door and walks away. Others want to make it work, relying on their love and history to rescue the relationship and rebuild a new one. Either path is legitimate and completely individual; what works for one person may not work for the other, and that’s okay. Baseline sentiment after infidelity and choosing to leave: you don’t…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Living with a parent as an adult can cause a lot of friction; when we’re with our parents, it can be easy to slide back into being obstinate, petulant, child-like versions of our adult selves. While we may not like to be reminded of those qualities, we were children at one time too. And some people will always feel like they’re parents to their own parents. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a man whose father needs a place to s…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Parenting is no walk in the park. One wrong comment, one slip of the tongue and a curse word comes out, next thing you know your kid is blabbing profanity during his daily ambulations to school. Albeit kids minds are incredibly impressionable, they’re also malleable, and you can out teach them learned behaviors. It’s important to teach your children moral and ethical lessons, or they could wind up doing something with more consequences than it’…

Welcome back scary, creepy, crawling, ghoulish maidens and monsters for this year’s Halloween. Halloween is a special holiday ; growing up, it always seemed like the ‘cool’ holiday, being that it wasn’t family-oriented, and specifically intended as a safe space for rebellion, parties, role playing, and distorted realities. No other holiday offers such a diverse and otherworldly place to express oneself. Throwing a Halloween party as an adult will probably mean it’s for adults only …this ain’t y…

Can this couple come back from the ick and make it to the alter? Only time will tell

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Living alone may not live up to what you thought it would be. Apartment complexes can still create that ‘roommate feel’ when your upstairs neighbor won’t stop stomping and screaming all night. Or when your neighbor throws a party until the early hours of the morning, keeping you up all night while you should have been sleeping. But neighborhood drama is put in another category when your neighbor actually attempts to harm your pets. This Reddit…

Welcome back Halloween queens and kings . For Halloween geeks who love dressing up, couple’s costumes are one of the most exciting parts about the holiday season and being in a relationship. Whether you want to be Harry and Ginny, Ratatouille and Linguine, The Joker and Harley Quinn or Mario and Peach, it’s wholesomely adorable to pretend you’re a different duo for the evening. A little cutesy dress up and role play never hurt anyone, right? It’s a special way to celebrate together, and an impo…

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The key to any happy marriage is trust. The mutual respect that’s required is unmatched to superficial connections, like having fun together or having the same taste in art. To make a relationship thrive long-term, it needs more than to be bereft of callous remarks, or denigrating tones. To really make it, both parties must want to, they must want to hear the other side, and they mustn’t sweat the small stuff. Loyalty, respect, and trust will always allow a relationship to go further than one w…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We never want to feel like a blight to someone’s life, especially when we feel like we’re sacrificing our own to help them. There’s a sense of betrayal when your efforts to help someone else go unnoticed or belittled. It’s demeaning, and makes one feel unappreciated, unseen, and unnoticed. It’s a great gift of love and a sacrifice to help someone with their growing business. We all know that no one formed a successful business all by themselves…

The idiosyncrasies surrounding wedding drama can have the breadth of the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. Whether it’s a classic Bridezilla story of a woman making her bridesmaid’s lose weight, a mother-in-law trying to get the upper hand and control everything, or a sibling being uninvited on account of something they’re done to disrespect the engaged couple, wedding drama will always have us at the edge of our seats, wondering about all the niche details. In this particular story, the origin…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Finding out about your partner’s affair is one of the most painful experiences in the world. There’s nothing that parallels the overwhelming, suffocating combination of betrayal, disrespect, disgust, heartbreak, and anger that can nearly destroy someone. As heartbreaking and crushing as it can be, it’s somehow a wildly common crime to commit. As much as a stab in the back as this is, it’s even worse when the affair partner is someone you know.…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Some people have strict protocols when it comes to lending money. Some might lend it frivolously, while others choose never to mix money and relationships . To be honest, I’m on the side of the latter; I think someone has to be in extremely dire need of money to feel justified in lending them money, unless it’s small amounts. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a man who’s already lent his brother a large sum of money, expecting…