Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family should always be there for one another. Being able to rely on relatives, parents, and siblings is the beautiful thing about family, but of course there has to be a boundary drawn somewhere. If one feels like they're being used or manipulated, it's time to stand your ground and let the person know where they’re not allowed to step. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman whose pregnant sister is demanding more from her…

It's that time of the year!

The Life And Times of A Married Woman

I don't think insulting people is the most effective way to get people to do favors for you.

There is nothing worse in a relationship than to find out that the person you love and thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is being unfaithful. However, when it comes to the cheating itself, there are definitely levels of how bad the whole situation can get. So, as a thought exercise, let's grade these next cheating scenarios, 1 being the least bad, and 10 being the absolutely worst: If a partner cheats one year into a relationship with a complete stranger neither of you…

Sorry, and who might you be?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. There are certain things that should come concomitantly with relationships. Trust and honesty are two crucial requirements for any healthy relationship, and without these foundations, a relationship is doomed to be in insecurity purgatory. Cheating, lying, and any other form of betrayal is likely to make someone walk away the instant they smell it. It begs the question, why do people keep doing it? Fear, doubt, and insecurity are a few reasons,…

Some would say blood is thicker than water, or ‘family is everything.’ Sometimes it’s the most unexpected people that come through for us in life, and not necessarily the ones we refer to as family . We’re all well aware of the evil stepmother archetype, the one who’s mean, bashful, and fixated on her stepchildren never becoming successful. Though this isn’t always true, there are enough anecdotes that keep the rumors going. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman who’s finis…

Breakups are hard for everyone. No one walks away from them unscathed, especially the longer you date, if you live together, and if there are children involved. It’s a logistic nightmare, on top of the fact that it’s emotionally draining . But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. And in life, we have to roll with all the punches that come our way, including breakups, no matter how difficult it is to sunder ties with another person’s life. This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this story, t…

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It’s so easy to comment about other people’s relationships or parenting when you’re not involved. Do you ever see a couple and tear them to shreds, criticizing their interactions and dynamics, knowing full well that you’re not one to brag about your own coupleship? And what about parenting? It’s so easy for mothers to denigrate other parents for their parenting, using pejorative language to demean their efforts or children’s success. But a lot of these derogatory statements and accusations real…

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Sorry, the landlord said I can't have more than one roommate.

It's the season of the witch!

Is somebody gonna match my freak??

I'm grateful for supportive partners when it comes to setting boundaries with crazy in-laws.