Welcome back internet aficionados. It’s not always easy to manage money when you’re married. Shared finances means that your money isn’t fully yours, and that you’re always playing a balancing act between financial, as well as emotional compromises. When you start lending money things get really sticky, and even dramatic to the point where friendships and family relations are split. This particular Reddit piece follows a couple and their finances. They’ve been putting thousands of dollars into…

Your family should always come first in your life. When you're a small child, your parents and siblings should come first. When you become older and start a family, your partner and your children should come first. Everyone else should come second. This is the tale of an unhappy husband that comes next. The original poster (OP) and his spouse are anticipated to welcome their first child together. The couple chose a name that they both love and have an emotional attachment to after learning the…

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Your priorities should be centered around your family. In addition to the individuals you are biologically related to, your family may also include your close friends and the families you marry into when tying the knot. Having said that, what would you do if your partner abandoned you after publicly and repeatedly displaying disrespect towards you? The story below is an account of a frustrated husband. The original poster (OP) moved across the state recently to accommodate her wife's new job. T…

Welcome ladies and gentlemen. We all know how important our reputations are. One libel and it’s all over. And unfortunately, when it comes to ‘he said she said,’ it’s all up to faith. People will believe whatever they want to match the narrative they agree with or that makes sense to them. This can cause logical fallacies in the entire function of the interpersonal relationships between people. Now, imagine you have your sister and her teenage children over for a pool party, in which your frien…

Welcome back internet aficionados. With family comes a lot of drama. Sometimes too much, to the point where we don’t even want to deal with it. There’s something about family that really makes things feel harder than they have to be. You’re off doing your own thing, and taking care of yourself, and for some reason having family around could also make you a worse version of yourself. Regression is real. There’s nothing worse than family mixed with money. Somehow ‘dad’ sounds a little different w…

Hey there internet ladies and gentlemen. When entering a relationship with someone, there’s a lot of trial and error to find out how compatible you two are. There’s a whole nature of the relationship that could be extremely incompatible, but does not reveal itself until too late into the game. The important thing is to find out the truth before things get too deep. If a normal, traditional beginning of a relationship is difficult to navigate, adding children becomes downright tiresome. Things c…

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It is crucial for you and those around you to feel responsible for your actions. Having said that, how would you react if your future mother-in-law misplaced something that you had explicitly told her to keep an eye out for you? In the event that the item disappeared, would you take responsibility for it or would you hold her or her careless actions accountable? The story below is an account of a frustrated boyfriend. The original poster (OP) had gone on vacation with his girlfriend's family. S…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. Building your future with someone is no small decision. There’s a lot of responsibility involved for both people. If you can’t rely on your partner's words or actions, or if you don’t perceive them as financially responsible, then how is one to trust them in the future with money? Especially when you start bringing kids into the situation, it’s imperative to have full trust in your partner , and to know that you’re a team building something together. This all…

Welcome people of the internet. There are countless and incredulous stories to read about… endless dramas and situations that seem nightmarish if you were in them, but somehow entertaining from the side. Life can throw a lot of curveballs at you, and you need to be prepared for them in any situation. One could never predict what’s coming around the corner, but being adaptive to outward situations is the first step to coming to terms with the unknown. Finding out your husband has a kid with his…

Your priorities should center around your family. On the big day, though, the bride and groom are the couple that matter the most, therefore everyone involved should make a concerted effort to make sure that their vision is realized. What follows is the story of a disgruntled son. The original poster (OP) is expected to marry his true love in the coming months. OP discovered that his father had planned to deliver a speech prior to the nuptials. However, OP declined the invitation to speak at th…

I firmly believe that being a single parent is one of the most challenging jobs in the world, and I salute every single parent out there for all their hard work. Not only do they have to raise their kid, or kids, all alone, but they have to work while doing it and maintaining a roof over their family's head. Some even do it without any help from the rest of their family, and still manage to take care of everything all alone. Like the single mother in this Reddit story, who raised her son all al…

Every family has a unique story to tell. Nonetheless, loyalty inside the family is the most crucial quality to uphold and protect. Loyalty and friendship allow you to overcome any obstacle. The story below is an account of a heartbroken girlfriend. The original poster (OP) has been dating her current partner for three years. She has adopted the position of stepmother to her boyfriend's 17-year-old daughter, despite the fact that she and him were never formally married. At first, all was well, t…

Your family, especially your parents, should always come first. When you really think about it, your parents have done everything they could to make sure you lead a happy and comfortable life. When the roles are reversed and you have the opportunity to repay your elderly parents, is there a boundary you wouldn't exceed or would you do anything to please them? The account of a perplexed daughter is told below. The original poster (OP) questions whether it was appropriate for her to refuse her pa…

The birth of a child is an exciting event. It is a wonderful joy to welcome a new member of the family, and it ought to be celebrated. That being said, there are typically challenges and a range of emotions involved, just like with any momentous occasion. The story that follows describes an irritated husband. The original poster (OP) is expecting a baby with his wife. The couple decided that if the baby turned out to be a girl, the wife would name it, and if it turned out to be a boy, the husba…