A good friendship is built around trust. It's what makes friends feel safe sharing their thoughts and feelings. This is most relevant when we're talking about lifelong friendships. Where trust is so built into this type of relationship. The people you've known even before you were fully a person yourself, growing and developing as individuals and as friends. As you grow, this sort of trust can be the force that keeps friendships alive even when life gets busy, and having a person you know you c…

"... A lot of our arguments are about me feeling like the trophy wife holding it down at home while he’s living his best life with his bachelor friends..."

"He accused me of ‘suffocating’ his potential, and that I’m ‘jealous of him helping a younger woman succeed.’"

She might've girl bossed too close to the sun.

Female loyalty is a force to be reckoned with.

Healthy relationships take ongoing effort. There will always be more to improve upon and more to be worked on. However, a marriage can only last if both parties are willing to put in a lot of effort to maintain it. The story below is an account of a frustrated wife. The original poster (OP) had started dating her husband when she was still in college. Aside from the occasional arguments with her mother-in-law, their marriage was nearly perfect. However, when OP and her partner learned they were…

"They believe I’ll never truly trust him again, and that’s no foundation for a marriage."

Typically, in a romantic relationship, you envision a future together. You envision living together, getting engaged, married, and possibly starting a family. You envision the two of you overcoming every challenge life presents. The story below is of a devastated girlfriend. The original poster (OP) and her partner have been together for a long time. They envisioned themselves living together in an apartment, taking incredible vacations, and just enjoying life. But all of that was put on pause…

Your priorities should always be centered around your family. Having said that, what would you do if, at the tender age of 25, you discovered that your father is not who you had been led to believe? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister. The original poster (OP) is the oldest of her siblings. OP has never been very close to her sister, but because she is family, she has always held back on sharing her true feelings and opinions. All that, however, changed when the sister moved in…

Your priorities should always be centered around your family. That being said, how would you react if your sister—who is essentially trying to spare you from heartache—broke your heart by telling the entire family the darkest secrets about you and your spouse? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister. The original poster (OP) had been married to her husband for a long time. More than a decade ago, when they first started dating, OP's spouse had an illicit relationship with a fellow…

You would think he'd know better.

In a friendship, trust and loyalty are crucial components. So, what would you do if a friend violated your confidence while it was advantageous, just to turn around once karma struck? Would you stand back and tell her that if she made the bed, it's time to lay in it, or would you still have her back as if nothing had happened? The story below is an account of a frustrated friend. The original poster (OP) had been married to her husband for a long time. As a gesture of support, she thus complied…

"We discussed coming up with money to pay for the procedure and he refused to give up the watch and told me to ‘find some other way to get the money’ when he knows I can't."

Trust is essential in friendships since some of your best friends are the ones you confide in your darkest secrets. Given this, how would you react if you found out that a close buddy had been lying to you for the past two years? The story below is an account of a confused friend. The original poster (OP) has been friends with her best friend for a considerable amount of time. Thus, following her wedding, OP asked kindly that her friend store her wedding gown while they complete their home remo…

"He also had the gifts delivered to his parents house, and asked them to hide them and not mention it because ‘I would get angry’ [and] they agreed."

Your family should always be your top priority. However, what action would you take if you found out that the girl you have loved and nurtured is not truly yours? The story below is an account of a heartbroken husband. The original poster (OP) and his spouse had been together for over ten years. OP married his wife with the sincere belief that she was the love of his life and that he would never experience love of that magnitude ever again. Thus, he was horrified to find that his wife had been…