Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Dating is a roll of the dice. You may find someone you can spend the rest of your life with, or you could find someone who ruins it. It’s painful to marry someone only for it to end in divorce, especially when there’s infidelity involved. If you do get married and end up divorcing, you are free to date anyone after that, and no one can tell you not to. This takes us to the Reddit thread. In this story, the original poster (OP) is a man who’s ha…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family dynamics are never straightforward. You may be close with your parents one day, and enemies the next. Some parents are manipulative with money, some aren’t. Some may use finances to control their children, but it’s never a good idea. In my opinion, it sunders the idea of unconditional love. Love isn’t based on actions, so relationships that use money to praise or punish someone is just manipulative, and means the love is conditional. But…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Some of us are blessed to have incredible, kind, caring, selfless, loving parents. Parents who are always there for their children, who want to provide for them, not just out of obligation, but out of love. Parents who always want their children to be in healthy environments, to not use weaponizing or manipulation tactics on them. But unfortunately, not every parent is like that. If one has parents they can’t trust, rely on, or turn to, then th…

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The holidays are the most magical time of the year. For many people, it’s traditional to be with family and friends during the celebrations. It does happen that families become estranged, family members may not be close, and they may even have no contact with each other. It can be rough to not want to see your parents for Christmas, but it’s even worse for the parents. No parent wants to feel like their son or daughter doesn’t want to see them. In this Reddit thread, it’s about just that. The o…

The price of an education can cost you debt throughout your whole life. Going to college is nowhere near obsolete, but there’s a bigger and bigger discrepancy each year between the price tag on a university education, and what it guarantees you. You could spend 4 years studying, learning, devoting yourself to going to classes, and in the end it may not even guarantee a job. These days, connections and nepotism will take you further than any college education. Family dynamics can be tough. Sibli…

No one parties like we did in Medieval parties

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. As painful and harrowing as infidelity is, it’s one of the most common things in the world. What is it about this grossly painful act of betrayal and deceit that is so tempting for people? We may never know, despite years of psychologists and psychoanalysts trying to uncover human behavior. Being a child witnessing your family’s eruption due to cheating must create huge trust issues, but that’s a different story. In our Reddit thread today, it…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Christmas is a special time. It’s the time of giving, getting, family, and that warm, fuzzy feeling that everything is okay in the world. For most people, you spend the day with family, you open presents under the tree, you have a big, warm dinner together, and you may even go out to look at neighborhood lights or sing carols. But barring religion, it’s not a ubiquitous experience to have the luxury to do those things. This brings us to the Red…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When you marry someone, you expect that all secrets will be put out in the open. Of course, if we have shameful things in our past we may not be so inclined to open up about those things. In my opinion, it’s better to get everything out to each other, not only to heal from the past, but to create transparency and intimacy between the couple. If the person truly loves you, they will accept you for your past mistakes, barring that they know you’v…

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family traditions can be an immensely special part of growing up. Some people have a family tradition of taking a family vacation every year. Some families have certain songs they sing on road trips, or restaurants they go to for Christmas eve. It can be bonding to share this tradition as a family, and it teaches children the playfulness of love and connection. But what if your family tradition is…questionable? What if your family tradition imp…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Our families are supposed to be there for us through thick or thin, for the good and bad times, and when we need them most. Having parents you can’t rely on creates a hostile situation, and it leaves a child wondering who to turn to. They could end up in unhealthy relationships due to this neglect, and it’s really up to the parents to get them out of touch situations. No one should feel like their family is mocking or jeering at them. But if on…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Jealousy is one of the worst feelings in the world. It’s nearly nauseating to imagine something going on between your best friend, and your partner. To be betrayed by two of your closest friends is heartbreaking to say the least. We all have natural gut feelings, and it’s all a matter of if we should rely on them or not. Don’t believe everything someone tells you, and don’t let your jealousy get the better of your judgment. This brings us to th…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Food allergies, restrictions, and diets are all the rage these days. From gluten-free and vegan, to nut allergies, people are coming up with new food restrictions every day. I even met a woman once who said she couldn’t eat garlic. People will come up with some wild things, and I really wonder what possesses them to want a food restriction. What’s even more surprising, is how the craze has traveled down to the minds of children as well. This br…

Parenting is no walk in the park . From sleepless nights, screaming children, and cleaning after youngsters, to the actual logistics of parenting, and making sure you’re raising a stand-up kid, the job can make someone go crazy if they’re not careful. It’s hard enough to parent your own child, but things get even more complicated to navigate when you’re a step-parent. Not every child will be inviting and warm up to a mother or father they’re not biologically related to. This brings us to the Re…