A 21-year-old young man recently felt deeply hurt and abandoned on his birthday. His mother had planned a special VR experience for them. However, she canceled it at the last minute to go on a date with her boyfriend. This left him alone on his milestone day. Feeling devastated, he decided to air his grievances … Read more
My boyfriend and I have been together for 8 years. We met through mutual friends while I was still in school, and he had just moved to my town for college. We were friends for 2 years before we started dating because I was too scared to make a move, and he had feelings for … Read more
As I write this, I’m lying in bed with my mom, who’s helping me sort through my thoughts and get some outside opinions. I’m a 24-year-old woman, and my husband is 30. We’ve been together for three years and have been married for one. I’m using a throwaway account for privacy reasons. About a week … Read more
I’m a 28-year-old woman engaged to my 27-year-old fiancé. We met in college, started dating after graduation, and have been together for two years. My fiancé wasn’t close to his family growing up and still harbors resentment towards them for a lack of emotional support, though they provided for his basic needs. I’ve only met … Read more
AITA for Not Helping My Younger Sister Battling Cancer? Here’s some background before the story. Our dad is a Pacific Islander, and our mom is white. My sister (14) and I (17) were both born in the US. Our parents divorced when I was about six. I stayed with my dad until I was 11, … Read more
A 45-year-old mother faces a tough decision about whether to tell her 12-year-old daughter, Julie, the truth about her strained history with her father. The mother divorced Julie’s father a decade ago after he accused her of infidelity, despite her faithfulness. DNA tests confirmed Julie was his child, but doubts lingered. Since the divorce, Julie’s … Read more
A 32-year-old man has been dating his girlfriend, Jenny, 27, for almost a year. They have met each other’s families, and things seemed to be going well. Jenny is an only child from an Asian family. The man is half-Asian, half-white, and has a younger sister, Anna, who is 21. He and Anna are very … Read more
A 30-year-old woman went to dinner with her mother, marking an important occasion: her mom was meeting her boyfriend’s mother for the first time. They arrived 30 minutes early and were seated without problems. Although the restaurant was not busy, the waitress took 20 minutes to approach them and didn’t greet them. The drinks that … Read more
A 23-year-old woman recently ended her engagement with her 27-year-old boyfriend. Their relationship faced a significant issue when he criticized her work outfit, which he deemed too revealing despite it being fully covered. This was not an isolated incident; he often tried to control her clothing choices. During their last argument, he made hurtful comments, … Read more
When my son revealed that he was my daughter, I was overwhelmed. I couldn’t believe that such a major change had occurred without me knowing, and I struggled to accept her new identity. My initial resistance put a lot of strain on our relationship, but being open about my struggle, though challenging, allowed her to … Read more