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AITAH for telling my sister she can't live with us anymore after she called CPS on me as a "joke"?
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AITAH for telling my sister she can't live with us anymore after she called CPS on me as a "joke"?

I (30F) need to know if I'm being too harsh here because my family is completely divided. My younger sister (26F) moved in with my husband (32M) and me about four months ago after she lost her job. We have a toddler and a baby, so it's been hectic, but we wanted to help her get back on her feet. She was supposed to stay for two months max while job hunting. Here's where it gets messy. Last week, I asked her to watch the kids for an hour while I ran to the pharmacy. When I got back, she was on her phone while my toddler had gotten into the pantry and made a huge mess with flour everywhere. I'll admit, I lost my temper and told her she needs to actually WATCH them when she agrees to babysit. She got defensive and said I was being ungrateful for "free childcare" (reminder: she lives here rent-free). We argued, and I told her if she can't do the bare minimum to help out, she needs to start looking for her own place. Two days later, CPS showed up at my door. The worker said they received a report that I was "overwhelmed and potentially neglecting my children." I was MORTIFIED. After they left (finding nothing wrong, obviously), my sister started laughing and said she called them to "teach me a lesson about being ungrateful" and that it was "just a prank." I told her to pack her stuff and get out. Now. She's been staying with our parents, who are FURIOUS with me. They say she made a stupid mistake but she's family and I'm overreacting. They keep saying she was just stressed about being unemployed and lashed out. My mom even said I'm "ruining her life" over a joke gone wrong. My husband backs me 100% and says what she did was unforgivable. But now half my extended family isn't speaking to me, and my mom calls daily crying about how I'm tearing the family apart. My aunt even posted on Facebook about how "some people forget where they came from" (clearly about me). The thing is, I keep second-guessing myself. She IS my sister, and she's never done anything like this before. But I can't get over the fact that she weaponized CPS against me. That's not a joke. That could have had serious consequences for my family. AITA for kicking her out and refusing to let her come back?

Elise Dubois
AITA for “ruining Christmas” and being upset the only gifts I got from my family were “joke gifts”
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AITA for “ruining Christmas” and being upset the only gifts I got from my family were “joke gifts”

Some background, my family likes to play pranks with Christmas and birthday gifts it’s nothing new. I (f21) as well as my 5 siblings (from 29 to 37 years old) have all been pranked on our birthdays and on Christmas and usually it’s one or two gifts. This Christmas though, I was the only person to get all joke gifts. For example, I unwrapped a MacBook from my brother, but when I opened it, it was just some chocolate (which I don’t eat so I gave it away) and the MacBook was actually given to my sister inside a bag she wanted. Another “gift” was what I thought was a book I put on my Christmas list was actually just the book cover put on a dictionary. When I asked my mom about the book she told me she gave it to my Sil This went on with each present my siblings or parents had given me. AirPods was just a charger block? Adapter? gift cards were used and had $0 balance, a card with Monopoly money, and so on totaling to about 12 joke gifts. I realized I went out of my way to get everyone something they wanted or they’d like didn’t get anything. At this point i was bummed so I went to the living room to watch tv with my boyfriend. At dinner they were all talking about how much they loved their gifts and when my dad asked why I hadn’t said anything about mine, I said there wasn’t much to say. Everyone but my boyfriend laughed and my mom said it was no big deal as everyone else also got some joke gifts. I told her every gift I got was a joke gifts and that the ones they got was also followed by the real one. My dad told me I needed to relax as I’m making a big deal about it and I’d have next Christmas to get the stuff on my list. Not wanting to go back and forth i told my boyfriend I wanted to leave and we can spend the rest of Christmas break with his family then go home. My family got mad and told me not to go and to just stay because it wasn’t serious. I left and put my phone on do not disturb during the drive and by the time we got to bf’s parent’s house, I had several missed calls and texts from them calling me names like ungrateful, sensitive, and childish. They said I ruined Christmas and made my parents upset cause I left. The next day, I exchanged and opened gifts with my boyfriend and his family and one of the gifts I had gotten was the book I wanted (the book my mom pretended to gift me). I posted it on my instagram story and not even 0 minutes after posting it, my sister sent a screenshot of my story to the family group chat and they basically got mad at me for leaving and telling me I ruined Christmas over some presents. They told me I owe everyone, especially my parents, an apology because my mom spent new years sad because of my actions. Now I just want an outside party to tell me if I’m TA here? Am I in the wrong for being upset about the gifts and for leaving? After reading their messages and sitting on this for a few days I’m now feeling like maybe I was upset over nothing and need to apologize to them. *Gonna edit as there may have been some misunderstanding, my Christmas list didn’t include expensive gifts nor was I upset I didn’t receive expensive gifts. I was merely upset because of being pranked with everything I got and being the only person who didn’t get a real present that is all. Another thing I’ll address is I dint do anything to my family which would warrant them doing this. The last “big argument” I had was with my sister which was over a year and a half ago. Thank you for the replies and I will try my best to reply to comments while I’m at work. Editing once more to add I participated in joke gifts when I was a kid, haven’t participated in the last 10+ years because I didn’t enjoy it or find if funny (which thy do know). I will reply with more info if needed when I’m on break or have time to reply. - and I am familiar with the term scapegoat but truthfully don’t fully understand so I will research that as well.

Anya Petrova
AITAH for canceling my daughter's sweet 16 after she made a “joke” that I wasn’t her real mom… in front of my ex and his new wife?
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AITAH for canceling my daughter's sweet 16 after she made a “joke” that I wasn’t her real mom… in front of my ex and his new wife?

So I (39F) have a daughter (15F) from a previous marriage. Her dad and I split when she was 5 after he cheated on me with his now wife. Messy, yeah, but I’ve always kept it civil for my daughter’s sake. I’ve been the main parent, doctor visits, school stuff, everything. Her dad sees her like once a month, and when he does, it’s all Disneyland dad vibes. No rules, just vibes and gifts. Anyway, I was planning a huge Sweet 16 for her. Like thousands of dollars, caterer, DJ, venue, the whole thing. She’s been hyped for months. Then last weekend, we were at her dad’s house for some brunch thing his wife threw. I only went because my daughter asked me to. At some point, someone jokes about how much she looks like her dad, and she goes: “Yeah, guess I got lucky. Especially since she’s not even my real mom.” And points to me. Everyone laughed. Her dad laughed. His wife laughed. Even her grandparents laughed. I just sat there like… what? I quietly told her we’d talk later, and we did. I asked her what the hell that was about. She said it was just a joke. That it was funny. That I needed to lighten up. I told her, “Cool. Then I guess you don’t need me to throw you a party, since I’m not really your mom anyway.” She thought I was bluffing. I wasn’t. I canceled everything. No venue. No dress. No photographer. I told her she can ask her real parents for a party. Now everyone’s saying I went too far. Her dad’s calling me bitter. His wife had the nerve to DM me and say I’m emotionally punishing my daughter. Even my sister thinks I should’ve just grounded her or something instead. But I’m sorry, you humiliate me in front of people who disrespected me for years, and then act like I’m the one in the wrong? Nah. AITAH for canceling her party over what she claims was just a “joke”? Or did she finally cross the line?

Anya Petrova
AITAH: Canadian in the USA here... lost it on a neighbor after hearing the 51st State "Joke" for the 50th time.
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AITAH: Canadian in the USA here... lost it on a neighbor after hearing the 51st State "Joke" for the 50th time.

I'm a Canadian visiting the USA for the winter. I love America. Totally love it. The weather, the people, even the "rah rah I'm AmErIkUa! best in the world" attitude. You go America. You have a lot to be proud of. And my neighbors are the best too. But I am so sick of the "Hey you guys are going to be the 51st state soon!" "Joke". FUCK THAT. I love my own country too. Much as I love the USA, I am Canadian first and we are proudly independent. Hard as it is to wrap an American mind around the concept, there are actually people who love visiting the USA, love the USA, but do not wish to be Americans. Would an American like to be told by say Cuba that soon the USA would be invaded and annexed? Hell no you would not. So the other day a neighbor did the "joke" again "Bet you can't wait to be the 51st state!" and I said "that can not happen in my lifetime" he looked puzzled so I added "Because I would take up arms to defend my country and die before I let that happen." He was shocked and wandered away shaking his head. I know he wasn't intending to be offensive and I realize I may be a bit of an AH for overreacting but damn it... that's just a nasty thing to say to a Canadian visitor.

Anya Petrova
AITA for charging an “entry fee” for a family dinner on April 1st, leading my aunt to think it was an April Fool’s joke?
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AITA for charging an “entry fee” for a family dinner on April 1st, leading my aunt to think it was an April Fool’s joke?

I (26F) am the go-to host for family dinners, and I usually enjoy it. But my aunt (55F) has a frustrating habit: she shows up uninvited with extra guests like friends or random relatives without telling me. It’s happened too many times, leaving me to stretch food and space on the spot. I’ve asked her nicely to give me a heads-up, but she just says, “Family should be spontaneous,” and ignores me. With today being March 31st, I’m hosting a family dinner tomorrow, April 1st, for my parents’ anniversary. Knowing my aunt will likely crash it with extras, I decided to try something new. Last week, I sent a group message saying that because hosting costs keep rising (and the guest list keeps growing), I’m asking each adult to chip in $10 to cover expenses. I figured this was a fair way to handle it without pointing fingers. Tomorrow’s the big day, but I can already picture it: my aunt will roll up with three unannounced friends. When I ask for the $10 contributions at the door, she’ll probably laugh and say, “Oh, great April Fool’s joke!” I’ll have to explain it’s not a prank and that it’s about respect and planning, especially since she keeps doing this. I’m betting she’ll get mad, call me “stingy,” and storm off, which has happened before when I’ve set boundaries. The family’s already split. Some think I should let it slide since it’s a special occasion (and tomorrow’s April Fool’s Day might confuse things), while others say I’m right to stand my ground. I’m worried my aunt will spin it as me pulling a “mean prank” if she takes it the wrong way.

Anya Petrova
AITA for saying the same jokes my FIL uses to give him a piece of his own medicine.
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AITA for saying the same jokes my FIL uses to give him a piece of his own medicine.

My FIL humor can be quite cruel at times. He always seems to take jokes way to far or will make jokes about people's appearances. Like calling people dumbo ears, or poking jokes at their size/weight. It's not a good time and many people have tried to get him to stop. But he thinks that he is being hilarious and its all in good fun. So this happened at the NEw Years get together with the family. He started doing the jokes and everyone just trying to get through the night. Well, he got to me and I wasn't having it tonight. He made one joke about my nose so I started to lay into him using his jokes. I used most of his weight jokes, poked fun at his beer belly, used the jokes about dumbo ears and hooked noses. I used as many as I could remember. He was quite upset about it in the end and I told him this is how all of us feel everytime you make these jokes. Today I got a text from my MIL and SIL that I took it too far and that I'm an ass. SO AITA

Jonas Bergström
AITA for potentially getting a teacher fired over a joke?
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AITA for potentially getting a teacher fired over a joke?

My brother (23) and I (22f) have raised our younger siblings together for the past few years (both our parents have died). The kids’ teachers know our situation and are generally pretty good about it. Though we still get some comments at parents’ evenings and correspondence from school is often sent to “Mr and Mrs (our surname)”. We are used to it and it’s usually no big deal, sometimes pretty funny. What I did NOT find funny was my 14yr old coming home from school saying he had a substitute teacher (the teacher works at the same school full time but doesn’t normally take any of our brother’s classes) and as they took the register and saw his surname, the teacher said, “Another Flowers in the Attic kid! How many more of you are there?!” Some of the kids laughed, most apparently didn’t really get it, and our brother was embarrassed but also didn’t get the reference. A bunch of the kids googled it in their next break and ...𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻.. ⬇️

Clara Jensen
AITA for a joke I made during my best mans speech?
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AITA for a joke I made during my best mans speech?

I (34M) was recently the Best Man at my friends (36M) second wedding, I was also the best man at his first. I saw this joke online and it made me laugh so I stole it and for my opening speech I said "right well....welcome back everyone." which got more than a few laughs, especially from the bride (31F) who seemed to find it hilarious. Everything went well, speech over and done with, though later on after a few drinks my friend began to rip me a new asshole telling me I was out of line with that kinda joke and how i'd embarrassed him and it wasn't funny and that I shouldn't have brought his last marriage into this, I mean a best mans speech will always be more jokey than anything and beyond that it was fairly tame and that was the only reference to his last marriage...was I really that out of line?

Clara Jensen
WIBTA for not inviting my sister to my wedding as she's "joked" about "ruining" it after I ruined hers?
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WIBTA for not inviting my sister to my wedding as she's "joked" about "ruining" it after I ruined hers?

3 years ago, my ex boyfriend proposed to me at my sister's wedding, in front of everyone, while giving what was meant to be a best man speech (he was friends with the groom). It was not approved by anyone, especially not me or my sister, and I said no in front of everyone, and he stormed out. This definitely distracted from events so I left shortly after, apologising profusely. It's been a few years since then. My sister has said she's over it but she really isn't because she brings it up every time we see each other, and she's made it clear that she still holds a grudge. We were really close before (I was her maid of honour) but after that she sort of pulled away from me. I'm now engaged, not to the proposal guy, to another fella. We're planning the wedding for early 2022. My sister has been "joking" about "payback" for years now, saying that when I get married she's going to do something to "ruin" the wedding. I don't know what, but I have my theories, the front runner being announcing a pregnancy or some other milestone during the reception. We've had a conversation recently (about a month ago) where she said something like that, and I've said "I know my ex was a douche but please remember that I didn't want him to do that and please don't pull a stunt at my wedding" and her response has usually been something like "wow, yeah, I bet someone announcing a major milestone at your wedding would really ruin your event, though you probably wouldn't understand that unless it happened to you", or words to that effect. I have apologised multiple times, but it's been 3 years and she still holds a grudge against me. I was talking with my mum earlier, she asked if I'd started planning yet, I said no, and mum says that I should get my sister to help and I just sort of said that I'm not even sure about inviting her. It just kind of slipped out, tbh. In the rest of the conversation I admitted (after mum pressed me) that I was unsure about inviting her because of these "jokes" she's made over the years, because if 3, nearly 4, years later she's still making these "jokes", then they're probably not jokes any more, and inviting her might not be a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those brides that expects everyone to just put their lives on hold for my wedding, but I feel like she's basically said that she is planning to fuck up my wedding. Mum, however, thinks I'm being unfair, that my sister is allowed to have feelings about her wedding day, and about mine, because my ex's actions did affect her day, and said that my sister is most likely only joking and I shouldn't take what she's said seriously, and definitely shouldn't leave her off the guest list for my wedding because of the jokes. She's also said that if my sister isn't invited, then she (as in mum) won't go either, in solidarity, and called me a bridezilla. WIBTA for not inviting my sister?

Clara Jensen
AITA for backing out of paying for my sister's wedding dress over a "joke" she made?
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AITA for backing out of paying for my sister's wedding dress over a "joke" she made?

I had an incident on my wedding day back in 2017, where my former fiance abandoned me and ran away with his pregnant mistress. That image, those details are forever engraved on my mind and I'll never forget how I felt that day. This was truly a turning point in my life. My family have always been there for me so I kept close to them. My younger sister is currently engaged and her wedding will be in few months. She's struggling with money so I decided to help her and her fiance and pay the wedding dress. This allowed her to be able to buy her dream wedding gown that costs 7,000 ($). It's a lot for a dress but she literally cried because she wanted it. (This happened few days before we agreed to go buy the dress). We were eating dinner at my parents home and my cousin and aunt were there. My aunt was asking my sister about the wedding and my sister said that everything was going according to plan and then casually laughed and said "let's just hope he won't ran away with a pregnant mistress or something in our wedding day..". I was blown away completely. She laughed and aunt laughed too as if this was a joke. She was basically mocking what happened with me in my wedding. It happened so fast I got up and started screaming at her calling her an idiot but my parents asked me to take it easy and she said it was a joke and she didn't "think" I'd react so intensely. My aunt remained seated and my cousin asked me to calm down and drink some water but I grabbed my stuff and as I was getting ready, I told my sister she was getting 0 dollars for her dream wedding dress then I walked out. I heard louder commotion as I walked and my dad and cousin followed me outside trying to talk but I asked to be left alone. My and dad spoke to saying I was too harsh on my sister over a joke and said that I know this is how she is with her dark sense of humor. They said she's been crying after I decided to back out of helping her and said this'd ruin her wedding. They want me to reconsider my decision since it might damage my relationship with my sister but I refused. Did I overreact? Info: it's my aunt that would usually bring up what happened from time to time and say stuff like "if what happened didn't happen you would've had at least 2 kids now" or "do you know what day it is? your wedding anniversary !" It's harsh but she stopped doing it anymore. Maybe my sister is being influenced by her but still. It hurt the same, and more coming from my own sister.

Elise Dubois
AITA for walking away when my friends joked about fairy rings?
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AITA for walking away when my friends joked about fairy rings?

For people who don't know what fairy rings are: they're rings, usually made of mushrooms, in fields. There's folklore attached to them that says if a human steps into one, the fairies will take them away. I know this is not real, but I grew up with a very superstitious grandmother who would tell me this shit *all the time.* As a kid, if she saw me walking towards one, she would literally yell for me to stop and change direction. As an adult, again, I know they are not real, but that doesn't mean I'm about to start walking through fairy rings willy nilly. I live with my boyfriend and 2 friends (a couple), and we arranged to meet another couple for a hike. They tease me a lot for being "superstitious", as there have been a few other times that it's come up. We were hiking, and I saw a fairy ring directly ahead. Again, I know they aren't real, but I just tilted a little to the left, so I went around. No one noticed. Then a few minutes later, there was another, and again I went around. This then happened a third time. At that point, my friend asked why I kept swerving away from the group. I was like "huh. Didn't notice." but boyfriend realised and burst out laughing, telling them what I'm doing. They started laughing and joking and then began jumping in and out of the ring and stomping/kicking the mushrooms while teasing me about it. They were loud enough that a few people nearby were looking over, and they looked like total dickheads. I told them to stop but they didn't. I then started walking. We were on our way back, so I just kept going. They caught up with me a few minutes later and 3 out of the 5 people I was with said I was being a prat and overreacting, making them feel bad and ruining a nice day out. I said that acting like dickheads in public wasn't my idea of a good time and they said I was being bitchy. The other 2 said the joke's over, let's just head back, and things went back to normal-ish. However, once we were back, my boyfriend rounded on me and echoed his earlier sentiments (he was one of the people who gave me shit) saying that I embarrassed him and was acting bitchy over a joke, and I'm being overly superstitious and need to chill. I said he was being a pillock then, and he's being one now, and I'm sick of them teasing me and they should have known when I wasn't laughing along that I didn't find it funny. He said they aren't mind readers and I can't expect them to just know I don't find things funny, and I owe him, and the others, an apology, for getting upset over a joke about something I take too seriously, anyway. AITA? ​ Update: this morning my boyfriend and friends had a series of bad luck, I made a joke about it, and he lost his rag. We have now split up.

Clara Jensen
Update on AITAH for considering leaving my fiancé over a drunken “joke”
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Update on AITAH for considering leaving my fiancé over a drunken “joke”

I (F, 27) still have people messaging me and asking about updates so I thought I just write one. Short version: after 5.5 years he (M, 41) walked out on me and the baby (due March). Yesterday, after coming home from a 12-hour shift, I went to bed and completely passed out. Before my pregnancy, we had agreed that if I was too tired and he wanted intimacy, he could initiate without waking me. However, things have been rocky between us lately. He told me my pregnant belly is a turn off (I used to be fit), and I told him then no more intimacy! I assumed he understood it means while sleep too. Anyway, yesterday, as I was in a deep sleep, I woke up feeling weird. He was going at it while I was lying on my side. I screamed, “Get off me, you rapist!” We had a huge fight after that, and he accused me of overreacting. He left for work and told me I’d better apologize when he got back. I told him to go f*** himself. Later that evening, he sent me a text saying he couldn’t do this anymore and that it was over. He ended our relationship over text—after 5.5 years! I was at work when I got the message and started crying. I took the night off and went home to talk to him, thinking he was just angry and trying to scare me. But it’s really over. We talked, and he confirmed it. Thankfully, I don’t have to move out. He’s moving in with his mom, so I’ll stay in the apartment and cover the full rent. I apologized for calling him that during the fight, but he said it didn’t matter. He explained that it wasn’t just about the fight—he’s been miserable for a long time and wants out. He admitted he should’ve ended things sooner. He told me, “You dragged me into something I didn’t want. I hate how much you’ve changed, both physically and emotionally. Now you want to work part-time? I just don’t want these changes.” (I had told him earlier I wanted to work part-time until I gave birth because I was in pain, but he didn’t like it.) He added that when the baby is born, we’ll talk about some sort of arrangement so the baby can see his mom and, occasionally, him. But he admitted, “I’m not a dad type—let’s get real.” I’m just relieved he didn’t kick me out because it’s snowing, and I would have been homeless. Still, I feel devastated. I know my family, his family, and friends will blame me for not making the relationship work. I don’t even know what to do or where to go from here. Task-wise, nothing will really change—I was already doing all the housework anyway. After putting up with everything, he ended things with me right before Christmas—six months pregnant—knowing my family isn’t supportive. I feel lost. I thought being older than me means more mature (I’m 27, he is 41). I was wrong.. I was a fool

Anya Petrova
AITA for not wanting to speak to my friends anymore over a "racist" joke?
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AITA for not wanting to speak to my friends anymore over a "racist" joke?

Edit: I’ll stop using “cunt”; it’s got a less sexist meaning in the UK but that’s not much of an excuse for it. Apologies. When I moved to uni I quickly became friends with my flatmate, Tony. He's white but listens to a lot of rap/grime music. Sometimes he jokes about how I'm "not black" because I prefer older music and don't act like a "stereotypical" black guy. Not to mention, there'll be times where "nigga" comes up in a song or whatever and he just says it without caring. I'm not gonna lie, this bothers me. I've confronted him about it a few times and he always says he "forgets he's around a black person." Make of that what you will. I also became buds with another guy, Mark. Mark's a decent guy but he keeps asking me for the "n-word pass" as a joke and it's starting to get on my nerves. Mark has an asian girlfriend, which is important later. Me, Tony, Mark, and a few other mates were pre-drinking to go out last night. We were all pretty drunk, but not drunk enough to do or say anything we didn't mean (the night was pretty young). Everyone in the room was white, except for me. Mark made a racist joke (quinted his eyes with his fingers pretending to be asian) and everyone laughed, but I was taken aback. I was thinking *did he seriously just do that?* and I called him out on it in front of everyone. They all told me to lighten up, because I "talk about race all the time," but only because they're always joking about how I must have a huge dick because I'm black or asking for the n-word pass - most of the time, I'm telling them that it's not that funny and to leave it alone. I said that none of them have the right to make racist jokes like that and Mark told me that it wasn't aimed at me, so I shouldn't be offended by it. I told him to fuck off, and Tony started defending Mark - when I said that Tony wasn't in a position to talk either because he clearly doesn't care about saying nigger around me, he just looked at me and said, "that's a you problem, not a me problem." I called him a cunt and he said that's cool, and the room was silent for a minute or two. I went out on my own after they came back and Mark told me I'm like a brother to him and we're good friends and all that, trying to make up I guess. He said that he was one of three white people in his high school before he came to uni so he knew how it felt to get discriminated against. I asked him why he made the joke if that were the case, and the he actually stood there and said that it wasn't aimed at me so I shouldn't be offended. I told him I wasn't having it because jokes like this get cracked way too often for my liking and if he couldn't understand why I'd be offended by a racist joke, even if it wasn't aimed at me, then I didn't see him as a friend anymore. He said that he doesn't care (I guess the whole friend thing was bullshit) and then I went back inside, grabbed my booze, and drank on my own in my room. Did I overreact here? I haven't spoken to any of them since.

Clara Jensen
Aita for wearing the “joke” bikini my friend got me?
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Aita for wearing the “joke” bikini my friend got me?

So it was my birthday couple months ago. Had a party. Got some gifts. My friend “Mandy” for me a “super cute bikini”. I liked it. Said thanks. She had ripped the tags off but whatever. Anyway. Went to the community pool with my roommate. Wore bikini. Got in the water. Roommate immediately is like uhm girl.... I look and see that this bikini is now kinda see thru. Haha good joke Mandy. Anyway, Mandy invited me over to her place to hang out with her and her bf and a few others. Most leave and we’re still hanging out. I’m like hey, what if we get in your hot tub? I go change after them. And meet her bf in the hot tub she’s getting new drinks. I hop in. Immediately, he’s looking at my chest. I pretend I don’t notice and just make small talk. She comes out a few min after. And just looks in shock. Eventually gets in. “Uhh is that the one I bought?” Yeah I love it. I wear it everywhere. Make up some stuff about how I wore it to the beach, some party with lots of guys, etc. and she’s just like “oh”. We’re in the tub for 20-30. Eventually get out and change. She approached me after and was like. “Uhm I’m sorry thought you’d notice. But it goes kinda see thru”. I’m like yeah I know why’d you buy me a ducking see thru bathing suit? “She’s like it’s a joke. Wait you knew? So you just spent last 30’ flashing my bf on purpose?” I reply I’m just wearing my birthday gift from her. Anyway. Aita?

Elise Dubois
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AITA for making one joke back after he teased me all day and now he’s sulking?

My hubby kept making jokes at me all day yesterday. I felt more like they were digs and after the first few I pulled him on it. For example we finished an episode of our show and then I said I was going to go clean the house. He said “that will make a change” and started laughing. I do literally all the housework so I wasn’t impressed but let it go. Anyways fast forward to the evening after a whole day of this (jokes about me as a wife/mother), he sends me this dating joke about how if you’re looking to date a woman with a sense of humour you’re SOL since they don’t exist. I said “reallly?” He replied I only just proved his point, that I had no sense of humour. Fed up I replied “well I must do, since I married you and you’re a whole feckin joke.” Now he’s ...𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🔥

Luca Moretti
AITA for walking out of the restaurant over a joke between my Fiance and his friend?
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AITA for walking out of the restaurant over a joke between my Fiance and his friend?

I used to work as a sex worker in my early to mid 20s. I had no choice; I had to get money to be able to keep my siblings and myself from homelessness. I met my fiancé Martin over a year ago; he knows every single detail about my life and everyday tells me he loves me no matter what. His family are literally saints, so I kind of hit the jackpot in the inlaws dept. However, his friends are not so much. Some of them make comments about my past and throw in some words that I find rather offensive, but I thought to myself, 'You are just being too sensitive, just let it go.' Last week, we went out to a restaurant to celebrate Martin's birthday with his friends and family. One of his closest friends, Antonio, has a habit of making nasty jokes and laughing publicly. While I was talking to my mother-in-law, Antonio looked around, praised the restaurant, and then complained about not having family to celebrate his upcoming birthday. He then told Martin, 'Perhaps I can borrow [my name] for some bj on my upcoming birthday.' I was appalled, but when I turned to see how Martin would react, Martin just laughed and said, 'Hahaha, well, how much are you willing to pay?' I froze. Then I got up, gathered my stuff including the gift I got him, and started making my way out. Martin yelled after me. He followed me outside begging me to wait, but I kept walking. He said it was just a joke between him and his buddy and I was overreacting for no reason. I started arguing with him about how he was not only okay with his buddy humiliating me but playing along in his god-awful joke. He insisted I overreacted and was being oversensitive. I got into a taxi and went home. After he came back, he started complaining about how I embarrassed him and ruined the celebration by walking out. I reminded him of what he did, and he said it was just a joke! He added that the only one who has an issue with my past is me and I should seek therapy for being too sensitive all the time.

Anya Petrova
Found out my friends introduced me to my girlfriend as joke, they've all slept with her before. I'm incredibly shocked and don't know what to do
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Found out my friends introduced me to my girlfriend as joke, they've all slept with her before. I'm incredibly shocked and don't know what to do

I asked an admin if I can post this one up again (thank you, admin!!!) as many didn't get around to reading it, my messages kept asking about the situation - so here you go! This is a tough one, and it's quite long. But I want to let all my feelings out, and I'm quite comfortable in this sub. This post may anger some, some people may think I'm right/wrong - but that's okay! I'll really appreciate your honesty. I've (22) been with my girlfriend (22) for 4 years now, and it's been the greatest 4 years of my life. She's the sweetest person I've ever met. She's hilarious, insanely creative (she's an artist), goofy and just the happiest girl you'll ever meet. She's always smiling and very out going, she's so energized & I'll admit it's sometimes hard to catch up with all her adventures. But wow, it's been so amazing being with her. My friends introduced me to her the summer we all graduated high school, and we immediately bonded. We're both into comics, anime, marvel/DC, dungeons and dragons - we had so much in common, we just because super close very quickly. The fact we had so much in common made it easy for us to spend time together, going to conventions, anime events, game tournaments, superhero films - this all of course led to us officially becoming a couple, and the rest is history. My parents also are in love with her, which is honestly the cherry on top. It's nice to see my parents be so welcoming towards my girlfriend, although they've gotten a little protective towards her like parents lol. I plan to propose to my girlfriend later this year, as we always joke about getting married, having a weird geeky wedding & starting a family - and I really want that so much, so proposing to her is my main goal of 2022. Fingers crossed she says yes! I really hope so. Now this is where my friends come in. I have 3 close friends of mine, friends I grew up with since elementary. We all split up a few months after high school, they left to another city for college so right now we all either just talk through zoom chat or I go visit them once in a while. I decided to stay in the city I'm in, be close to family and my girlfriend. Well I told my friends that I plan to propose to my girlfriend, that I'm believe I'm 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} ready to start a family with her & how excited I am to see how it goes. They kept asking if was serious, even calling me a dumbass. They really were going at it with me, quite roughly. I just figured they hated the idea of marriage, so I ignored their comments. That's when they told me the truth, and holy shit the proof they had made it even worse. They all said they met my girlfriend 8 years ago at midnight bowling, they met her through a friend of theirs that invited her that night. I don't know this other friend at all, so I can't say who it is. That's how they all met, they thought she was hot and cool so they stayed in contact with her. After that my friends still continued hanging out with my girlfriend, smoking weed, playing video games, anime - and of course, sex. They told me they'll "pass her around the group" for fun, and that's practically why they were friends with her. They kept using the word slut, which crawled into my skin in such a negative way. So pretty much they just kept my girlfriend around for sex, all 3 of my close friends have slept her plenty of times. This lasted a good portion of high school, but of course I didn't know my girlfriend at this time cause she attended another high school. They decided they'll introduce her to me because they wanted to see if I can also "get lucky", that it was all a joke to see if I can also end up having sex with her. I didn't believe any of it, but my heart completely shattered when they showed proof from instgram messages. It was nothing inappropriate like pics or anything, they just showed me that they all indeed keep in contact with her in the past. And you know what they did? They made me the "dumb guy" and made all this a joke. They said I'm a dumbass for dating her, that I should've known better. They didn't expect me to date her at all, that my girlfriend was going to act "slutty" towards but they were surprised she didn't. How the hell am I suppose to have known better? Friends introducing friends to a boy/girl is a normal thing, that's how i interpreted all of this. Also I had no idea about their history with my girlfriend, so them saying "I should've known better" is ridiculous. I didn't see my girlfriend as sex object like them, I saw her a friend that I ended up falling in love with. She treated me very kindly, comforted me whenever I was sad, told me how much she loved me - we fell for each other, It wasn't just sex. The only reason my friends told me this was because they think me getting married to her is "too far", so they expected me knowing the truth would lead to me dumping her. "She's too much of a slut man, just let her go" one of my friends said. I just got off the chat, and they've been sending me non-stop texts ever since. I haven't replied, I don't feel like talking to my friends at the moment. I did peak at a few messages out of curiosity, and instead of apologies - I just got a lot of "dude, get checked bro! You might have caught something". It wasn't even serious, it was in a jokey manner which is annoying. I approached my girlfriend about this, as polite as humanly possible & I instantly regretted it. She broke down completely, which I'll admit kinda teared me up. I've never seen her panic so much, she was freaking out as if someone died. She kept apologizing, telling me she's never slept with anyone else while with me & saying she didn't know about the joke my friends were doing. She told me my friends simply invited her to hang out, and during the hang out they introduced her to me. That's how it all went, she says she wasn't aware of a "plan" or anything. "You probably think I'm a slut, right?" Is what she kept saying, which just hurt me to hear. She told me she loved me, that to please just ignore my "friends" to not break up with her. I just told her I loved her as well, and that what I know doesn't change my feelings towards her. She still thinks I'm going to break up with her, which I won't ever do. I just kept her in my arms, that's all I could do. I didn't want her panicking, so I just comforted her. I've been with this incredible girl for 4 years, created beautiful memories with her & I'm not going to let what my friends have said to me ruin what I have with her. The reason why my girlfriend didn't tell earlier, was because she cherished our relationship the moment we met. She didn't want to hurt me, and I understand completely. She says i treated her kindly, like a human being & she appreciated that. We connected because of our similarities, and she felt more comfortable with me compared to my friends. She was afraid if i knew the truth, I wouldn't have considered being with her in the first place. My girlfriend thought I was going to think of her as a slut, which I absolutely would never have done. It was obvious she felt guilty, but I told her she didn't do anything wrong - that her past was her business, and that I still love her very much. I'm not mad at my girlfriend, why should I be mad? She didn't do anything wrong, her past is her past & it's not of my business. Who she sleeps with is none of my concern, my feelings towards her haven't changed - I love her with all my heart, i always will. I'm mad at my so-called friends, because one being they're taking all of this as a joke, speaking of my girlfriend awfully - and the other being that this all started as a little joke between them. They didn’t have good intentions when they introduced me to girlfriend, they simply "passed her to me" thinking I was going to treat her like a toy or a piece of meat. I'm just shocked, that's what I am. This whole thing has been mentally stressing me out, and I wish I didn't know about it. I love my girlfriend, but I'll admit the thought of her with my friends hurts me. I've cut all contact with my "friends" these past couple of days, I've been ignoring their calls and texts - and there's a ton of them. I just don't know what to do, I really don't. Also the thought of my girlfriend immediately having sex with my friends kinda bugs me, because me and her took it slow. Maybe she did care about me compared to my friends, and didn't want to hop straight into sex. I also think this because even my friends said she didn't act "slutty" towards me, that she actually cared about me. You see, these are the stupid thoughts I'm getting in my head & I hate it. I'm personally still going to propose to my girlfriend, I'm not leaving her. I plan to cut contact with my friends and simply focus on my future. If any of you have any advice to share, I'll greatly appreciate it. I definitely need to relax my mind, that's for sure. UPDATE & INFO #1: Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing really great. I'll be posting more updates on here, so I hope you all stick around. I wanted to say wow! It's been absolutely interesting to see how different all your opinions are on this situation. I want to thank all of you! Many of your comments really helped me greatly, and I appreciate so, so, so, SO much. You're all insanely amazing people. If I could invite you all to the wedding, I absolutely would! It'll be amazing to have you all there. My girlfriend and I are doing well, she's still quite upset about what friends did - but that's perfectly understandable. I've been comforting her, letting her know I'm not going anywhere & that I won't be breaking up her at all. I love her with all my heart, I've been letting her know that constantly during all this. I want her to feel love and appreciated, because her past being brought up suddenly definitely gave her a shock. I want her to feel loved, that's exactly what I'm doing. My friends are still trying to contact me, but they've also tried contacting my girlfriend. She has no plans to speak to them, even though she's actually cut contact with them when they left to college. I hadn't opened my messages, she hasn't opened her's. There's something I do want to quickly talk about though. I saw a few comments that said my girlfriend may have slept with my "friends" while being with me. I want to start by saying, my girlfriend actually removed all of them from her social media when they left to college. Her reason for removing them, was because they she didn't see them as friend anymore. I didn't push her for more explanations, I just left it at that. Everytime I went to visit my "friends" in the other city, she'll never go with me - she never wanted to, she simply didn't want to hang out with them. She'll always stay with her mother for the weekend when I'll leave to go visit. Again, I never pushed for explanations. She simply told me she didn't want to hang out with them, that they all "drifted apart" since high school. I understood that, as we all tend to drift apart from friends we had in high school. Of course, now we all know the truth why she didn't want to be near them. Also for the people that are telling me why she didn't tell me the truth, you really think it could be that easy for her? I can completely understand why she didn't tell me, I 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} understand. She didn't tell me because she was worried I'll immediately judge her, that'll I'll immediately see her as a slut. She wanted me to get to know the real her, and I absolutely understand that. She didn't want to just have sex with me, she wanted something real. That's why she didn't tell. Lastly, I see comments asking why I was even friends with those guys - it's actually an interesting little story. My parents are friends with all their parents, they all went to school together as well when they were younger. In fact, the same high school we went to, all our parents went to the same school. The only reason I became friends with those guys was because all our parents still kept in contact, so they brought us together. That's how we met. We met very little at BBQ's and parties, and stayed closed "friends" for all these years. UPDATE #2: Hey there! Hope you're all doing great. Tomorrow my girlfriend and i will be speaking to my parents, there's some things we need to let them know. As I said on my previous update, my parents are friends with my ex-friend's parents - so we plan to tell my parents the situation before my "friends" try to twist the story in any way. I have 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} cut contact with my "friends", I don't need them in my life. Eventually my parents will ask why I haven't met with them, so it's best to be straight forward. My girlfriend is absolutely comfortable with speaking to my parents, especially since they treat her life family. Hopefully everything goes well! I'll be posting more updates soon. It's already night here, so I won't be posting till tomorrow. Hopefully ya'll stick around 🙏 many of you want updates, and I don't want to leave you all hanging. But for now it's time to sleep. Goodnight everyone! Hope you all sleep well, and have a great night. UPDATE #3: I'll be posting update three very soon!!! I'm sorry I couldn't post it yesterday, got a little busy. So much has happaned since the last time I updated, and I definitely want to share that with you all. UPDATE #3 (Continue) sorry for the wait, this weekend got a little busy. I'll be using fake names from here on out, so I don't have to constantly say "my girlfriend and i". Here's the rest of update #3: (Friday August, 12) : Sarah and I decided to speak to my parents about everything that has happened. I saw a few comments saying it isn't a good idea to tell my parents, but we believed it was the right thing to do. We're both worried my ex-friends would try to change up the story, so we decided to approach my parents about this. Like I said on my post, my parents treat my GF like family, especially my dad who's very protective. Wow! It went pretty well, telling them went much better than we expected. We both were super nervous to even bring it up, but my parents were very supportive & listened to what we had to say. Sarah didn't go into so much personal detail, she said that she has history with my ex-friends that she wasn't proud of. My parents aren't dumb, they definitely understood what she meant but didn't pressure her to say anything she didn't want to. We told them we were worried about my ex-friends saying anything first, possibly changing up the story to make Sarah look bad. My parents really appreciated that we spoke to them about this, they knew something like this would be tough to talk about. My dad of course was in protective mode asking Sarah if she wasn't hurt physically, but she insisted to him that she was okay. My dad works with one of the dads of my ex-friends, so I told him not to bring anything up right now. I did tell him to be on the look out if any of my ex-friends dad's end up mentioning anything, that'll show us my "friends" actually did bring up it already. My dad said he'll definitely be looking out if he hears anything, he's being very supportive about all of this. Eventually we'll want my "friends" parents to know about the situation if things get messy, but we're a little worried on how they'll react. Overall, all of this went very great! And it made me, especially Sarah, very comfortable and more relaxed. (Currently typing updates for Saturday and Sunday, posting them in a bit)

Clara Jensen
AITA for kicking my friend off our vacation for making a joke about my boyfriend?
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AITA for kicking my friend off our vacation for making a joke about my boyfriend?

On mobile so formatting might suck, sorry! So my friends and I are going on a trip next month to Miami, FL. We’ve been planning it for about a month now, and originally it was going to be a float trip within our state and with 16 people we go to college with (before everyone screeches about the pandemic, we’re all fully vaccinated through our uni). One of my friends in particular (J) has a very specific work schedule. We worked around this and got days of the week that are less convenient for the majority because we wanted to include her. She refuses to take off work for the trip despite going on multiple week-long vacations with other people since April. Still though, we did our best to accommodate her. On New Years, we all stayed on campus for the break so her, myself, two friends, and my boyfriend (A) all spent the night together drinking and playing games in my apartment since my roommate had gone home. That night, she made a passing comment about how she thought my boyfriend was hot and she would love him to be her New Years kiss, and I chalked it up to drunken confessions and ignored it since she didn’t make any moves. At one point she did “fall” into his lap but he removed her quickly. Now for this trip, we had to seek out accommodations. After changing from the initial float trip because I and our other friend (S) wanted to go to Florida, we downsized our group to just me, S, J, A, and A’s friend. We were looking at a 3 bedroom apartment on AirBnB with enough beds to have everyone sleeping comfortably. While discussing sleeping arrangements with S and J, J decided to half joke about how she wanted to sleep with A and that I wouldn’t be mad since we’ve gone on breaks to see other people before. (Note, A and I have been dating for 3 years at this point. We’ve “broken up” to see other people once before in our first year when we went on summer break because our hometowns are too far away to see each other. We were 18/19 at the time and haven’t done it again since) I expressed discomfort at this joke and she kept brushing it off but I really don’t trust her. While talking with S privately, she also said that it was a bit weird. I ended up shifting the dates of our stay and place tickets by one day which would prevent J from being able to attend due to her work schedule. At first I just said it was because those were cheaper dates, but she seemed to pick up immediate that it was done because of what she said. She’s now calling me a manipulative bitch and cursing me to hell. S said it was a bit unexpected but she understands why I did it as well as why J is mad. A has no idea because we haven’t involved him in the situation. He just knows the new dates and is fine with them. AITA?

Clara Jensen