Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In any relationship, it’s important to note each person’s expectations from the get go. If someone needs more or less attention, love, or gestures, it needs to be known. If someone expects their partner to cook, clean, shop, work, take care of the kids, and make them a sandwich everyday, then so be it. In this particular Reddit thread, the couple is just as I described above. They have two kids, one of which is a baby who needs a lot of care, a…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. You never really know someone until you go on a trip with them. Seeing someone outside of your bubble of comfort, home, and normality can break notions you once had of them, sending you into thoughts about them you never had before. Luckily for me, I have rarely traveled with friends, and when I have, it’s been more than enjoyable. But it isn’t always the case. In this Reddit thread, these women had to learn the hard way that they weren’t as compatible as they…

Can we compare modern love and dating to a painting?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Weddings should be a joyous day of celebrations , happiness, and love. It would be intermingled with your favorite people, your family and friends. Tensions could rise if you feel like you have family members you’re less than excited to see. Even if you’re not a huge fan of your sibling’s wife or husband, it’s common courtesy to invite them to something as big as a wedding, or else it is likely to cause more drama than there needs to be. This R…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. If there’s one thing that’s true, it’s that people can change . Anyone who says differently obviously has a story behind it. But I can even say for myself, I’ve seen myself change in so many ways that I wouldn’t even be able to recognize the person I used to be. Knowing this can be helpful while in marriages, or dealing with interpersonal relationships. How someone is now , or the state of things now , does not necessarily mean anything for the future. People…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In a relationship, we need to feel that our partner s are there for us, that they support us, that we can turn to them in moments of desperation and need. If we feel as though we can’t, then it’s an immediate red flag. How is anyone supposed to feel comfortable in a partnership if they can’t even come to their partner in times of need? It’s ingrained in the term ‘partnership’ that it’s two people working together, as partners. In this Reddit th…

Don't worry moms, summer is over

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. As wome n, we’ve all been conditioned to be weary of the signs of a bad man. When your gut feeling is off, you know something is wrong. Our instincts are there for a reason, and it goes to show that we should always follow them. If we’re wrong in our gut feeling, we don’t lose anything, but if we’re right, then it’s better to leave a dangerous situation early on. This Reddit thread is about just that. The poster is a woman who went on a date wi…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. There’s nothing more painful than finding out about your partner's infidelity. No matter how you look at it, it hurts, and it’s a stab to your relationship, your trust, and your ego. However, there are certainly levels. And in general, I believe people are defined by how they react to things, how they cope with what they’ve done, rather than what they actually did. We all make mistakes, we’re all human, but it says more about a person when they…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. It doesn’t take much for family tensions to rise. In the heat of the moment, people may say things they don’t mean, or even act cruelly towards one another. There’s never an excuse for abandonment; children need their parents, and leaving them is one of the most traumatic and selfish things a person can do in this life. That brings us to the Reddit thread. The original poster (OP) is a woman whose mother abandoned her as a girl. Being raised by…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the universe. Relationships have to be built on trust. It’s an integral part of a healthy dynamic between two people, and when it falls apart, the relationship will also perish. But there are definitely levels of trust …and there are boundaries that seem too ridiculous to be true. In this Reddit story, the original poster (OP) is a woman who’s just won the lottery. She had an agreement with her boyfriend that she’d split it with him, and she thought jokingly…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When someone smells a hint of betrayal or suspicion, it is a delicate dance to subdue the feeling. Everyone has insecurities, and everyone has their bad days; being in a partnership means talking through everything, seeing your partner with respect, and wanting to really listen to their perspective. In difficult situations, tact is essential to deflame insecurities and rebuild trust, even if it wasn’t actually broken. In this Reddit thread, the…

Who put us in charge?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. How we’re brought u p, our childhood memories and experiences , and our relationship to our parents have indelible effects on our adulthood. It’s impossible to ignore the pain of a neglectful parent, or one that wants to show you conditional love. As adults it will always be something we experienced, though we don’t have to hold onto it. It may affect how we form new relationships, and our notion of a family unit. It may even deter us from havi…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Our former lives and selves can sometimes come back to haunt us. It’s not everyday that we go back to our hometowns, and we’re suddenly flushed with memories we didn’t want to be reminded of. Why is it that we always run into that person we don’t want to see in the supermarket? No matter what we do, we have to deal with the past at some point. In this Reddit piece, the original poster (OP) is a man whose wife has a history of some trauma. While…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Everything we know about ‘tradition’ is being questioned and ridiculed. Not that tradition is bereft of its moral and redeeming qualities, but it’s losing an important place in the global and modern world. While it was once put on a pedestal of meaningfulness, it’s definitely more limited to ‘non progressives’ of the world. People don’t care about following the once widely held and worshiped norms of the past. Speaking of traditions flying out…