Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In wedding affairs there’s a lot of emotion on the line. For the bride and groom, this is obvious. It’s their wedding, their big day. It’s t ypical that the bride has been thinking about h er wedding day for years, perhaps even decades. But she’s not the only one with her heart on her sleeve. When someone close to you is getting married, it can be anxiety-inducing to wonder where you’ll be placed in the wedding, or if you’ll be in the wedding a…

Physical and emotional storm

"She started making small talk with him, asking him where he was from, what his intentions were, basically giving him the third degree right in front of me."

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Everybody makes mistakes, and especially when we’re young. When your parents are divorced and fighting, it can be difficult to understand the situation and know how to navigate it. Ultimately it’s up to the adult to be the bigger and better person in the situation. Having divorced parents is immensely difficult, and any breath of relief from the stress is like a breath of fresh air. For the poster of this Reddit thread, she chooses one side for…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. There are times in our lives when a realization just hits us out of nowhere. We could be happily, comfortably minding our own business when suddenly we have a strong feeling remind us of our subconscious. It’s not easy being in a long-term relationship and marriage. It takes patience, emotional intelligence, and maturity to grow with your partner, and want to be better for them. So many people struggle to take responsibility for their actions.…

"The bride looked shocked, and the groom immediately stood up and led his parents away."

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Finances are a crucial part of a romantic relationship. When you’re getting married and buying a home, the couple needs to talk about the financial situation beforehand. Is the couple getting a joint bank account? Are both parties going to sign for renting a place, or buying a home? No one wants to be taken advantage of in the case of something unfortunate and unexpected happening, but both parties also have to make the decision that’s right fo…

Regardless of our age or life experience, we all want our privacy. For some people, this wasn’t an opinion growing up. With many siblings and not enough rooms in the home, it could happen that people had to share bedrooms. I’ve had to, but only for a year in college. It’s definitely uncomfortable, and can cause emotional disturbances that you weren’t prepared to deal with. Everyone needs their privacy. This brings us to the Reddit thread. The original poster (OP) is a teenager whose parents are…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Having a baby with your love, your partner, your husband is an incredibly special time in someone’s life. Some couples spend months or years trying to conceive. An absolutely special aspect of the whole process is naming the baby. Sometimes, women have a name picked out for years before they’re even pregnant. When they know, they know. This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this story, it’s about two women, sister-in-law’s with not so pleasant…

Not everybody wants to play football on the beach

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Some people have all the audacity in the world to demand whatever they want from others. When you’re related and family members, it can be even more so. People lack a certain social etiquette when they’re with their family, for better or for worse. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman who’s been planning a European vacation for over a year. She and her boyfriend have saved up, and now they’re going on the vacation of their…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In any healthy relationship, your feelings should be respected. You should be able to put clear boundaries where needed, and to share your feelings, however vulnerable, with them. If you feel like you can’t even speak up about your basic desires, wants, needs, and feelings, then there’s no point in continuing the relationship. It will never go anywhere if you feel like you’re silenced, or your feelings aren’t respected. In this Reddit thread, i…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In a marriage, your communication, dynamic, an d relationship should be predicated on trust and honesty. It’s a strange world we live in where people turn to the internet and strangers for guidance in their marriage, instead of just talking to their partners or a professional. Despite how a person chooses to cope with their relationship and marriage questions, money will always come up. Someone is usually in charge of finances in a marriage, an…

"I’m tired of it. I feel like I’m enabling him to live irresponsibly, and it's starting to feel more like I'm being taken advantage of than helping family."

"He’s been pushing hard, saying their daughter would benefit from her mom being nearby during this ‘transitional’ time, but it feels manipulative to use their daughter as an excuse."

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Arguments will always take place in a marriage, but what separates a healthy marriage from an unhealthy one is how the couple argues. There are certain things partners should never say to each other. Partners should never name call, gaslight, or become violent. Raising one’s voice is understandable, but screaming isn’t. It’s a common coping mechanism to deflect one’s wrongdoings in an argument and not take responsibility where it’s due. In this…