Mar. 15, 2025
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A woman says that after her boyfriend let her down this Christmas, she decided that they shouldn’t be together anymore.In a post on Reddit’s “Am I Overreacting” page, the 20-year-old woman said she recently broke up with her 21-year-old boyfriend of over two years — and the law straw revolved around the fact that he didn’t get her anything for Christmas.The woman said that in the past, her boyfriend has given her “a few nice, thoughtful gifts and handwritten cards,” and she was expecting more of the same this past holiday — especially since he “asked me what I wanted.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Is he just not that into her?
A woman wrote on theU.K.-based forum Mumsnetthat she’s been dating a man for about five months, but during a recent get-together, her boyfriend opted not to spend the night with her.
According to the woman, she and the man are both single parents and have had the exclusivity talk, but they often find it hard to schedule times to see each other.
Mar. 15, 2025
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A woman is feeling “gutted” after she wasn’t invited to herbrother’s wedding— but is also wondering if it’s “unreasonable to be so hurt.”
The 54-year-old shared her story in the “Talk” section of the community siteMumsnet.comon Monday, Feb. 10, explaining that she and her brother are “really close” and that she considers him “one of my best friends.”
She continued to share that the U.
Mar. 15, 2025
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A woman told her family that she needs to work onChristmas Eve— and her mom is not on board.
The Redditor further explained that she is scheduled to work from 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve — meaning she will have to miss an annual dinner at her grandparent’s house. She says her mom “isn’t happy” that she’s missing an important family gathering, but she just doesn’t think taking the day off is feasible given that she already called out so soon.
Mar. 15, 2025
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One 19-year-old college student is setting aHalloween-relatedboundary — and her family isn’t pleased.
In a recent“Am I the A–—-" post on Reddit, the woman shared that her older sister often expects last-minute childcare help.
“For context, I live at home while going to college part-time and working," she wrote. “My older sister, ‘Emily’ (26F), has a 6-year-old daughter, ‘Lily.’ I love Lily, she’s great, but Emily has a habit of dumping her on me last-minute whenever she wants a break.