Having a good relationship with your partner's family is something no one should take for granted. For some reason, it is so rare to feel at home with your loved one's family, and if someone does feel comfortable, they should hold on to that as strongly as they can. It seems like the family in this Reddit story is on great terms with each other, which is why it is surprising that OP (original poster) is looking to cause drama. OP is happily married to his wife, who, as it seems, is close to her…

“I have given half of my life to this relationship and I refuse to have these feelings for the rest of my life.”

Maybe MIL can stop taking pain killers, too!

If there is one thing that I am excited about when I become a mom, is to dress my kids in cute and stylish outfits. I am in no way a fashionable person, but there is something that seems so fun in dressing your own tiny baby, and I just know I'll do a good job. That being said, if my partner will also enjoy picking out clothes for our kids, I don't see myself denying him that, even if the clothes he picks are not my favorite. This is hardly a good enough reason to create drama for the family, a…

The minute you and your spouse welcome a baby into the world, everything you have known up to that point drastically changes. Suddenly, your partner is more focused on the baby than on you. Everyone is preoccupied with the baby, so suddenly you have no time to prioritize your needs and wants. However, a modification such as the one mentioned above can have a big effect on the parents. Would you therefore be critical of or hold your spouse accountable for their inability to cope with the change?…

A shared sense of humor goes far in a marriage

Shoutout to the hubby

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

Yikes.

Without mutual respect and trust, a marriage cannot last. Thus, if your friend approached you with a notion about her husband that she finds unsettling, what advice would you give her? The story below is an account of a heartbroken wife. The original poster (OP) recently tied the knot with the person she had imagined would be her lifelong partner. However, as fate would have it, she happened to overhear women around her discussing how they could 'have it' with the groom at any time. Despite the…

well, this is awkward

Another MIL bedtime horror story!

How can you know that you are 100% over your ex and are ready to start dating again? There is no guidebook to handling breakups, and even if there was, each breakup is unique, and each person handles this emotional experience differently, so there can't be a single solution that works for everybody. With that in mind, I do think that if 10 years after a breakup you are still affected by your ex and what happened between you two, then you should definitely seek help, especially if there is someo…

Bickering is also a love language

Assuming family will dish out $10,000 for your dream wedding under certain pretenses is beyond me.

The three primary tenets of marriage are friendship, loyalty, and mutual trust. But what should one do if the other party violates the trust and the partnership agreement? An update regarding a husband's claims of financial adultery against his spouse can be seen below. The original poster (OP) asked for marital tips on Reddit. To put things in perspective, OP has been married to her partner for over ten years. They decided to open separate bank accounts for entertainment and leisure and a sing…