He made his choice.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Weddings should be one of the most significant days of someone’s life. People say it goes by in a flash, that the bride and groom barely have enough time or attention to really stay present to absorb everything that happens during their special day. Although weddings have a beautiful veil on the surface, underneath can be some motives and manipulations that aren’t exactly derived from a place of love. We’ve all heard of the infamous ‘Bridezilla…

Entitlement to the extreme.

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…

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…

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…

Umm, you seem to have forgotten–It's MY house

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. Getting married is an immensely exciting time in someone’s life. From the proposal, to the planning, engagement era is memorable for everyone who goes through it. It’s a time where you can meditate on your trajectory with your love, and plan the big day when you’ll walk down the aisle, and say, ‘I do.’ Some people choose to have an engagement party to break the ice for both families, and usually the event revolves around the couple. This brings…

Good Night and Don't Let the Bed...Kids Bite!

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. No one wants to feel taken advantage of, no one wants to feel like someone is using them or treating them like a doormat. But where’s the line? We all have our own boundaries, but at what point do we cross the boundary of, ‘being nice and generous’ into the territory of, ‘now we’re being used.’ It’s all individual, it’s all up to the person. Lines get skewed when family gets involved. We all know the feeling, and we should all listen to our ins…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Growing up without certain members of your family is an emotionally arduous process, one that takes immense regulation, understanding, grieving, and support from others. Being a child without a parent is a tragic scenario, one that no child should have to go through. This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a 16-year-old boy who’s lost his mother. His father has been dating a woman, Kate, for a lon…

The consequences of favoritism.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Weddings are usually a day of celestial celebrations, dancing, drinking, and loved ones surrounding you. This convivial day should be special and indelible, filled with laughing, crying, hugging, and tearing up the dance floor. Everyone knows the ubiquitous conduct for weddings: no wearing white, treating the bride like a queen, and no announcements about your own life. Some people didn’t get the memo though. That takes us to the Reddit thread.…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Having siblings means that (probably) there won’t be complete fairness during your upbringing. One got to have a kitten growing up, and the other didn’t. One got to go to acting lessons, but not the other. Maybe your dad took you on a road trip that one summer, but your siblings didn’t get to go. It’s all part of growing up, and it’s a good life lesson that nothing in life is fair. But that’s not exactly what happens in this Reddit thread. In t…

Sometimes, even family deserves a reality check.