A holiday season engagement—you have GOT to be kidding... That's just TOO cute!

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Merging finances with a partner is not always as straightforward as it sounds. In a world where money corrupts even the purest of hearts, it could be best to keep finances separate until you know someone for a few years at minimum. More and more couples are opting to have separate finances, or at least make a shared account while retaining their independent one. There are a slew of stories about financial cheating or manipulation of money. The…

"In my opinion, it's none of her business how I want to conduct my life."

can confirm—it is weird...

Just make a Facebook post like the rest of us!

Having shared values with your significant other is one of the most important dynamics in a relationship. I always felt like it’s even concomitant to find someone who has overlapping values to you, because if they didn’t it would have been difficult to get further in the relationship. How a person feels about money, marriage, or children matters a lot. If you’re someone who isn’t so into contrived aesthetics, normal hygiene, or materialism, then you're probably going to attract another similar…

Can't plan a future with someone who doesn't include you in their plans

Sister dearest has let her down more than once.

Years of hearing that the man you love isn't 'good enough' is bound to set anyone off.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We often do a lot for our partners and loved ones. From lauding them for their accomplishments, assuaging them through emotional times, or just comforting them when they need us. We all have our boundaries though, and even through a willingness to unconditionally love and support our partners, we have to b e obstinate when our boundaries are crossed. In this Reddit thread, it centers around an engaged couple. The original poster (OP) is a woman…

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

It's not easy to express love with words. The reason you love someone or the reason you set aside a piece of your heart for them. The story below is an account of a heartbroken girlfriend. The original poster (OP) had just become engaged to her prince charming, the man of her dreams. However, not long after they made their engagement public, a lot of people started to wonder if her fiancé wasn't deserving of someone better than her—or, more accurately, someone who was on his ‘level’. Since she…

A diamond may be forever, but costume jewelry lasts 5 minutes–which would you want to represent your marriage?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. It’s scary to think that you could be with someone for two full years, and not really know them. Part of being in a beautiful and healthy relationship is being vulnerable. If someone is unable to do that, showing you part of themselves they don’t like to expose or that they’re ashamed of, it could be a red flag. There could be some deep, dark secrets you don’t want to know about, or they’re incapable of forming intimate bonds. In this Reddit th…

"Do I just give up on the idea of marriage and kids altogether and just be happy I found a good guy?"

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