It's impossible to pick your family. You do have a choice about who you consider family, though. Given this, how would you respond if your stepfather urged that even if you shouldn't think of yourself as his child, you should nevertheless respect him like a father? The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter. Since her mother remarried approximately a year after she was born, the original poster (OP) has never had a relationship with her father. As a result, her mother's husband has…

Her taste in furniture was the one that got away.

I fully support the idea that people should be 100% themselves when they are around their loved ones. There should be absolutely no reason for couples to feel uncomfortable around each other, or feel like they shouldn't show their true colors to their significant other. When both of the people in a relationship are completely themselves, that allows them to understand just how compatible they truly are with each other. If at that stage, something is still not right between the couple, there is…

Don't let your boyfriend keep you from meeting your husband, ladies

Grandpa pulled through!

Best friends for never.

Weddings should be about the bride… right?

When a couple decides to get married, they face a lot of changes that come with completely tying their lives together, which cannot be easy for either partner in the relationship. The best way to handle all those changes is to always talk it through with each other. Having full transparency and communication is truly the key to a good relationship – there is a reason why it is such a cliché. That is the main problem for the couple in this Reddit story, as something in their communication with e…

Copy cat!

“He asked why I couldn't just do it ."

Misery loves company!

Yikes.

Alright, girlies, pick up a pen and write this down: Never ever trust a cheater. There might be a small fraction of people who are the exception, but as a rule – People who cheated before can and will do it again if the opportunity presents itself. So no matter how much you loved your partner before, if they were unfaithful to you, they don't deserve a second chance. Especially if the only reason you found out about the cheating is because his lover is now pregnant with his child and he has no…

“He tried to act like I’m heartless for not caring about her feelings rather than trying to see where I’m coming from.”

When will people learn that lying is a big no-no?

He just couldn't wait, could he?