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I Told My Brother's Screaming Girlfriend She Has To Pay Full Rent Since I'm Not Sleeping With Her

I (48M) own a three-bedroom house. My brother (M mid-20s) lives with me and pays one-third of the market price for his room, which covers his share of the utilities. My brother has a girlfriend who spends most nights here—about 15 or 16 nights a month. They are frequently sexually active, and she is extremely loud, screaming at a level I associate with adult film performers. Because of this, I cannot sleep when she is present. Last week, after staying over for two consecutive weeks, she decided to move in with my brother, planning to occupy the other free room instead of sharing with him. When he informed me, I asked her to come over so we could discuss it. I told her that if she moved in, she would have to pay full market rent for the second room. She reacted strongly when I quoted the full market rent, seemingly expecting to live there for free because she is my brother's girlfriend. She demanded to know why I would charge her the full price. Sleep-deprived and irritable, I responded that since I was not the one having sex with her, she would need to pay full rent. She immediately became silent and red-faced, while my brother laughed hysterically on the floor. Following that incident, she stormed out, and since then, my brother has been staying at her place. I must admit, I am enjoying the silence. AITA?

2025-11-21 15:11:36

Clara Jensen

Family

Sister-in-law mocked my girlfriend's body, so I told her the truth about why hers grew

Last weekend my partner and sister in law went bra shopping together. My sister in law is a very, very large girl, she is around 5ft and 150kgs (she always talks about her weight) and none of her current bras fit her anymore, so she asked if my gf could help her out in finding something for her size that would fit. My gf pleased to help her, so she took some time out of her day to take my sister in law shopping for some new bras. My gf is a small girl, around 4ft 8 and 45kgs (this is relevant). So they finally find some bras that fit my sister in law and while bra shopping my gf decides to buy some new bras as she found a few she really loved. I then came to pick them both up after shopping (busses and parking is terrible here). During the drive home my sister in law is boasting about her massive boobs and asked my gf what her boob size was. Now my gf is a small girl and her boobs are in proportion for her body, but you know how girls can be and like most girls my gf is also self conscious at times about her smaller boobs. Anyways my gf tells my sister in law her size and my sister in law yells out laughing "haha you totally have no tits, I feel sorry for your bf (me) for having a flat chested gf". Let's just say my gf was upset. I was pissed off. This is where I could have been the asshole for letting my sister in law then know that the only reason her boobs have grown so much is because of her recent weight gain over the last few months and that is nothing to be boasting about. I then reassured my gf that her boobs are perfect and I wouldn't want her gaining a lot of weight just to have some so called big tits. Well as you can imagine my sister in law was pissed at me. When we got back home she left and hasn't talked to myself or my gf since.

2025-11-21 15:29:37

Anya Petrova

Relationships

Fun Evening Gets Wrecked As Man Exchanges Words With Friends Who Brought 4 Dogs

A bunch of friends and I planned a dinner and drinks out at a brewery this past weekend. A friend that we are cordial with said they made a reservation. I was the first one to arrive with my wife. Turns out the reservation was for outdoors. I asked if we could move indoors. They said yes but needed a few minutes. More friends arrive as we wait and we are all led to our table. All had no issues being indoors. We ordered our first round of drinks while others arrived. The friend that made the reservation walks in without his wife. He asks why we are indoors when he made the reservation for outside. He informs us that he brought his 3 dogs. He said a table was still available so we could move outside. He asks why we moved the reservation inside. I said I didn't think it mattered and preferred to sit indoors. He said another friend brought their dog too. I said i'm going to stay here, I don't really want to sit outside. I informed him I think letting everyone else know you are bringing your dogs is need to know information. He said we are supposed to be sitting outside so it didn't matter. I said it does matter, I don't want to sit around 4 dogs while I eat and drink. He called me the asshole for switching it up and not telling him. The friend group was split. Some people went outside to be nice, but the night fizzled out and wasn't really what every one expected. AITA?  Edit: The person who made the reservation volunteered, he did not plan the outing. It was more like in a group chat, hey anyone want to do this? People were interested, place was chosen, the guy that brought the dogs volunteered to do the reservation.

2025-09-25 22:05:57

Luca Moretti

Relationships

My Friend Insulted My Girlfriend’s Brain So She Shut Him Down In Front Of Everyone

If I were a shallow person I would say I hit the jackpot. I 100% hit the jackpot but not for the reason you might think. I met a young woman, Claire, through my sister last year. They went to college together and they are good friends. I thought that she was incredibly beautiful when I saw her but I was trying my best not to be the creepy older brother hitting on his little sister's friends. We talked a little bit and I asked her about her work since graduating. She gave me a weird look but told me about working in the medical field. I thought it was very interesting work from the sounds of it. After they left my dad made fun of me for not asking her out. My sister called me last January out of the blue and said I was probably good to contact her friend and ask her out. She said she even put in a good word for me. And that I was going to need it. So I started talking to Claire and we went out for lunch. She is very beautiful like I said. She is also very smart and driven. She has a future all planned out. I jokingly said I was interested in being part of that future. She said my sister had already half convinced her I was a good idea. We had a few more dates and then we made it official. It's been over a year since our first date and my family loves her and my friends all think I fluked into the greatest relationship ever. Anyways the party. Whenever I talk about Claire I mention her work. She studied child psychology and is working on her Master's. See, smart. I love bragging all about how she is making the world a better place. At the party my friend started joking around about her being able to make more money as a model or something. I told my friend he was being an ass talking about her looks and he should drop it. He did not. He even started making beauty and the beast comments. He was rude but never vulgar. Just rude. He wouldn't. Drop it. He may have been a little jealous and drunk. She finally went on her phone and showed him some pictures of herself in the uniform from the job she does for fun. She is a cheerleader for a sports team. She then told him how little the job pays. She spent time explaining to him that she competed in cheer in college and it was a hard sport and that she only auditioned for the professional squad because they do a lot of work with children's charities. She said that she was tired of people like him thinking all she had to offer was her looks. He got embarrassed and left. He called me up later and said I was an asshole for not telling him I'm dating a cheerleader. I said I'm not. I'm dating Claire, a woman who is in her way to being a child psychologist. He said that I should have told him so he wouldn't have been such an sss about her looks. I don't think it's my place to tell people. She doesn't tell everyone. So he's pissed at me for not telling him. He's upset with her for telling him so publicly. I think he was behaving like an ass and should have dropped it when I said so.

2025-11-21 15:12:56

Jonas Bergström

Relationships

My Husband's Best Friend Demands An Apology After I Refused To Take A Picture With His Wife

A couple weeks ago me (f27) and my amazing husband (m28) got married. To me, the wedding was absolutely perfect! Background: I joined the military fresh out of high school. Did my training and went to my first duty station, where I met my now husband and a friend named Liam (m27). My husband and Liam were in the same branch and I was in a different one, but we all worked together and became best friends. Liam and I are mixed and because we hung out so much, everyone thought we were related. So we just told everyone we were cousins. He did try to sleep with me once when we first met but I told him he looked like my sister and it was gross. I showed him a picture of her and he agreed they looked alike. So we just stayed friends. We confided in each other a lot. From heart breaks, to home drama, to work drama. We used to ride around and cry together listening to Marvin’s Room. Anyway we all started to transfer. We kept in touch and I even visited them when I was on leave. Everything was good and I still talked to Liam. Then one day he just blocked me or unfriended me on everything. I was confused because I didn’t do anything. We even talked a couple days before this. I was hurt and confused. I thought we were going to be life long friends. After mourning my friendship with Liam and confiding in my now husband I was hurt. He told me Liam’s new girlfriend (now wife) didn’t want him to talk to other girls. I’m used to acquaintances, and coworkers doing this but not my best friend. So I washed my hands. It took another couple years until my husband and I confessed our feeling for each other. We started dating and everything was great. He is still friends with Liam and his wife. So we have went out in a group before and I was pleasant but kept my distance. My husband is aware I’m not fond of them but I would not ever stop them from being friends! I’m have moved on from the hurt but I don’t really want anything to do with them, on my own. If that makes sense. Now, onto the wedding. The ceremony went perfectly! Even if it didn’t I was too happy to even care. The reception started and everyone was getting drinks and food (Buffett style). The photographers, we had 2, were going around taking pictures of us with everyone. Liam and his wife came over and asked us for a picture. I politely declined but encouraged them to take some with my husband. Liam’s wife was upset and started to argue when my man told her I didn’t have to be in a the picture if I didn’t want to. So I went around to other groups, taking pictures with them. The rest of the night was great but I heard Liam and his wife left early. We’ve been hearing from mutual friends that they are telling people that I’m hostile and aggressive? Even our friends have called them out on it because most of them were there when it happened. Now Liam is refusing to hangout with us, even in groups until I apologize. My husband told him I’m not apologizing for anything. I did give them an “I’m sorry you felt that way” as a good gesture but it wasn’t enough. I absolutely don’t feel guilty at all but I also don’t want my husband to lose one of his best friends. I guess I’m asking more for advice than if I’m an asshole. Edit: Liam “apologized” when I started dating my husband. It’s in quotes because it was more along the line of “sorry if I hurt you, but I made the right decision” kind of thing. I forgave him but basically told him to fuck off. I’m not mad at his wife. Shes not the one who hurt me. She has always been and will always be nothing to me but my husband’s friend’s wife. I am always cordial to her but we’re not friends. Edit #2: The photo thing was NOT a new thing. I have refused every picture they have asked me to be in. I am not hurt or bitter about Liam’s friendship anymore. I am nothing but nice but maintain we’re not friends and if it wasn’t for my husband, we’d never talk or see each other. My husband is the god father of one of Liam’s kids. He love them and Liam. We have compromised on Liam being a groomsman to him being just a guest. I was not being petty or passive aggressive when I refused the photo. I simply did not want to be in it.

2025-10-07 11:17:45

Anya Petrova

Family

My husband let his family bash my home-cooked meal and now he’s demanding I host them again

So, my 35F husband's 37M family recently moved to our town to live close to us and my brother in law who got married a few months ago. My inlaws like to gather twice a month for dinner and they'd have me and my husband visit (3h drive) once a month. My mother in law wouldn't accept any excuses that I work and have kids to take care of. She always wants the family gathered at her house. Last week. While we were visiting their new house. My husband made me spend x money for a gift that he didn't help with. Also had me carry boxes to help them move stuff into their house while my brother in law's new wife sat on the couch and was served with coffee and sweets. He told them that he wanted to invite them over for dinner the next day and he didn't even consult with me first so I had to take the day off so I could prepare meals. I made the main dishes, appetizers, salad and pound cake. They arrived at 7pm. Mother in law, brother in law's wife didn't move a finger, they were busy criticizing my table setting and giving “advice”. I put dinner on the table and my mother in law started asking why I used x ingredient instead of x ingredient. Saying that she would've liked it. Then said that the salad was not necessary because no one liked this type of salad. My husband just agreed with her telling me why i didn't do it this way or that way. I was getting mad and lost my appetite. Mother in law said the pound cake was not complete and didn't look delicious. My husband told her that he wanted to get one from the bakery but I didn't allow him. The cake stayed the same while they ate what brother in law's wife brought and flattered her. After they left. I told my husband that his mom was being rude and mean to me the whole time. That he should've stopped her instead of agreeing with her. He said that he didn't defend me because I was in the wrong and what I cooked was not so great and that I embarrassed him infront of his family after having them try my cooking for the first time.. I got mad at him and told him I will no longer invite his family for dinners and he didn't like that since he told his mom that we will regularly invite them for dinner. He called me too sensitive and that I should just focus on cooking what they like instead.

2025-11-08 17:04:19

Anya Petrova

Relationships

I Swapped My Wife's Jean Sizes To Make Her Happy And Now She Hates Me

My wife has gained some weight over the last year, and keeps beating herself up over it. She’s always sadly talking about her sizes and calling herself too big. She lost her excitement with shopping and a few months ago I guess I made a step to change that. She’s always asking me to get things for her while she’s in the dressing room, new sizes etc. She told me to get a pair of jean shorts for her in a size 6 (this size is too small for her now by a lot. She’s kind of in denial about this and always asks for a size 6 and then gets very upset when it won’t fit at all. She’s more of a size 10 or 12 now. ) I don’t know... I got a bigger size and changed the sticker on the jeans so it said size 6. When it fit she was so happy and kept showing me and saying she’s so proud. She said she must have lost weight but doesn’t know what she did. She bought them feeling very confident with herself. When we got home, I cut the tag off the shorts. I didn’t mean to but a few times after that I did it again. I guess it was part wanting to see my wife happy and part not knowing how to deal with the same meltdown happening every time. She looks really beautiful even if she gained some weight. I kept doing this and only recently did she realize that the tags on her clothes are missing. She asked me about it and I said I didn’t know, maybe the store doesn’t use them, but she googled the store and proved they did. I had to come clean and now she’s furious. She keeps saying I’m an asshole and treating her like an idiot, lied to her, stuff like that. My heart is broken too. We haven’t spoken in days. AITA? EDIT: I can’t believe this became so big and I feel way too overwhelmed. Hard for me not to delete the post because some people are being very cruel to me and sometimes also to my wife. Insulting her doesn’t make me feel better and I don’t know I feel like I understand the mistake I made but not everything I’m seeing here helped me get there. Since this became so big I’ll try to update what happens.

2025-09-12 11:40:45

Jonas Bergström

Relationships

My Girlfriend Said She Was On Her Period and I Told Her It Was Gross

Throwaway for obvious reasons So I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about two months and I guess today she got her period. She mentioned it slightly and said something about bleeding through her underwear. I asked her to stop talking about it because I thought it was gross. She told me she understood, but I should know these things since we’re dating. I told her I didn’t need to know anything about it because I’m not a girl and it’s not my responsibility. She told me that she understood and would just keep things like that to herself, but her friend called me an asshole. Edit: we are both 16 Edit 2: we aren’t sexually active as she is uncomfortable with it. So it doesn’t really seem like it’s my responsibility for what her body goes through. Edit 3: okay, I understand now, I am the asshole. I will try my best to maybe learn more about it and keep my mouth shut. I do really like this girl, but it was just something I was grossed out by. But I will start trying to be a better boyfriend. Thank you for the advice Edit 4: I didn’t think this would blow up as much as it did. And I get that I wasn’t being open minded, but I am willing to help her through the pain she feels and buy her snacks and cuddle her into oblivion and all that. Just, if she does complain about bleeding, I hope she keeps it to a minimum. AITA?

2025-09-11 04:37:56

Anya Petrova

Family

Redditor Refuses To Share Inheritance Her Cousin's Father Left Her, Causing Uproar Among Her Extended Family

Throwaway I (32f) used to have this really cool Uncle "Bill." He and my aunt "Sarah" (55f) started dating when I was 3 and we just had this type of instant bond. I loved this guy and he spoiled me to pieces. It was a constant joke that the only reason he married my aunt was so I'd officially be his niece. He was ecstatic when my aunt Sarah became pregnant because being a dad was something that he always wanted and adored my cousin "Julie" (24f) for the first few years of her life. Then one day while Bill was out of town, I was sleeping over and in the middle of the night I woke up to use the bathroom and heard the backdoor slam (it had a very distinct sound) I was curious and peeked out the window from the room that I was in that was overlooking the backyard. There was a man there talking to my aunt, laughing and hugging before we went away and the way that he left was not circling around to the front where the other cars would be going over the fence and I thought that was weird. I went back to sleep and when I woke up Bill was back and without thinking I mentioned what I saw during breakfast. Sarah tried playing it off but she was weird about it. Unfortunately, that began an avalanche of mess and not only did it come out that Sarah was having an affair and Julie wasn't his, but my mom and (maternal) grandparents knew and said nothing. There was a divorce and while Bill let Sarah have the house he knew she couldn't afford to maintain it, left the country (he had dual citizenship), and never tried to stay in contact with Julie. It was heartbreaking, I missed Bill and I was sad for my cousin so I became a target for her and Sarah's anger. In their mind, if I hadn't of said anything Bill would've stayed. I felt so guilty about it for years that I accepted their acts of wrath in silence but when Julie hacked my email to reject my offer of admissions to my dream college and two scholarships, I just couldn't take it anymore. There was a huge blowout between my mom and Sarah we've all beeb VLC since. Fast forward 2020 and I happen to see Bill on social media and I shoot him a message. Ironically, I was surprised that he responded and he asked about my life. We would talk for a while after that but never once brought up Julie or Sarah. Bill never married and found out he couldn't have bio kids and I knew that was tough for him. Unfortunately, Bill has passed away. I went to the funeral in secret just to pay my respects and then went back home. I expected nothing so I was surprised when Bill's lawyer called and told me that I was left an inheritance. I was surprised and so was Bill's ex girlfriend because she tracked me down on social media and put me on blast where all of my extended family could see and word got back to Sarah and Julie. They think that I'm a witch and my grandparents want me to split it to keep the peace but I kinda don't want to given how they treated me AITA?

2025-09-26 19:00:50

Luca Moretti

Relationships

My Neighbors Have Been Tormenting Me for Years So I Found a Way to Destroy Their Illegal Extension

A few years ago my partner (27M) and I (27F) bought our first home. I had some savings & a sum of money that had come through from a medical negligence case, & my partner had some inheritance money. We met our neighbours(68M, 65F) the day we started moving furniture in. The woman demanded to know our landlords name so she could "keep in contact with him" & seemed genuinely offended when we told her we owned the house. She made a shitty comment about how she had to work all her life to buy her house, & we were "too young" to deserve a home. I'm waiting on an organ transplant, so work from home in the meantime. One morning I came home from a quick walk around the block with my dog & noticed their son's car parked across my driveway and blocking mine in. I knocked on the door and politely explained that I need to be able to leave at all times in case of a medical emergency, especially if I'm called in for a transplant. The woman snapped at me that she doesn't like people parking next to her because it makes her drive "look messy". Her son did move the car, but called me selfish & a snowflake as he did so. Once she hammered on my door and told me to "shut (my) dog up because he's been barking all day" even though he was at the vet and had been for a few days. About a month after that, I noticed my dog eating something in my garden. I went over to investigate, & saw he had a chocolate bar in his mouth & had eaten most of it. I found a few more empty wrappers scattered along the fence between my yard & the neighbours', immediately called the vet. I'm pretty sure it was my neighbour, but I don't have solid proof so I can't say anything. More than once I've caught her trying to steal our post from the postman. I just don't get *why*. A lot of it is just stuff I need for work (printer paper, sticky notes, etc) with no real monetary value, or medical stuff and non-prescription supplements that are pretty specific to my illness and no use to anyone else. There's literally nothing to be gained from taking it. Her husband is racist and homophobic, and uses the P-word, N-word,& F-word all the time. He also really hates children. Last Halloween he threw a bucket of water over a group of trick-or-treaters. when the parents came over to complain they pretended they weren't home. We've been thinking about extending our kitchen just a little to make it a bit more accessible for me. Somehow in the process, we found our the neighbours' own extention was done illegally. They'd been denied planning permission, but they built it anyway. During the process, they'd also caused some aesthetic damage to our property. A really petty part of me wants to report them, because they've been needlessly nasty for *years*. They would be forced to have it taken down AND pay for the repairs to our house. Tl;Dr WIBTA for reporting my asshole neighbours after enduring years of their shitty behaviour?

2025-11-08 20:17:39

Luca Moretti

Family

Husband Expected Me To Pay For His Entire Family’s Celebration Dinner Despite Having No Money

Title sound bad I know but I'll let you decide who's in the wrong. To begin, My husband and I don't share finances, it's been like this for the 3 years of our marriage and so far we've been doing well, though he'd sometimes try to get me to pay for him but I do it only when I want to do a nice thing for him, say invite him to a restaurant. This past week, he got a bonus at work, he was overjoyed he informed his entire family and planned for them to go out and celebrate with us. He picked the restaurant, meals, drinks etc, I naturally thought he was going to pay for all that since, it's his happy celebration. But it turns out I was wrong because when it was time to pay the bill, he told me to "take care of it" I said why? It's his celebration not mine but he insisted I pay and he'll explain later. I refused and demanded an explanation, he said that while yes he is the one who got bonus, but he assumed I'd want to celebrate that and offer to cover the bill. when I talked about how ridiculous it was of him to assume I'd pay for not just his, but his family's meals he said that I should be happy for him instead of being visibly bitter. He then said he's yet to receive his bonus and begged that I take care of the bill now and he "might" consider paying me back later. I refused and only paid for what I consumed. Him and his family started talking about how inappropriate I was acting, I took my purse and went home afterwards cause there was so much commotion when they started arguing who's going to cover the bill. His mom spam called me for hours, and he went off on me at home saying I spoiled his celebration and joy because I'm feeling bitter, especially considering I had enough money to cover the bill right there and then. I said this wasn't my obligation and he was the one who came up with the celebration idea. He argued that if the roles were reversed and I got a bonus, he'd celebrate me and my achievements and pay for the "damn" meals after taking me and my family out. I casually said "well, that's just you not me". He got even more pissed and said that he had had it with my juvenile antics and that he won't ever forget the scene I made at the restaurant infront of his family. Been upset with me for days now. Update: Wow! too many responses here you guys and I'm seeing a variety of judgements! Just so you know my husband just got home and I'm going to show him these responses right now. I'll update with his opinion soon. Thanks. Update: We just got into an argument. I showed him what I posted and he lost it on me, I accept my judgment but he won't, he said..and I quote "these people have no idea" and said that I should've mentioned that I make more money than him (not that much and I don't think it justifies it) and that he had paid the bill for me in the past when I forgot my wallet but I did pay him back so, He's pretty pissed right though he kept laughing sarcastically when reading some of the comments, he just walked out of the kitchen to take a phone call and said he'll be back. I'm still here with the dog waiting to see how this goes. I'll update if there's any new info.

2025-09-08 10:47:15

Anya Petrova

Relationships

I thought losing my wife was the worst thing, then I found what was on her phone.

My wife died this past week unexpectedly. She was young and healthy, and the illness took her in hours. I thought things had hit rock bottom. She essentially died in front of me, and I was wracked by grief and guilt over her death. All things considered, I was coping as well as could be expected. Make no mistake, I was going through the expected grieving reactions. I raged and hysterically cried for days. I went numb and then silent, then hysterical again. But I have good friends and I have been surrounded by family from both sides of the marriage. In the process of going through her belongings I discovered on her phone that she had been having an on and off affair for the last three years. It looks like she started cheating during a period where I was depressed after losing my job and father in the space of two weeks, both unexpectedly. After mourning for three months and seeking treatment for diagnosed depression, I was back at a new job. However, at the time she said that she felt lonely and that I was distant to her. In the following years we worked to try and mend our relationship but she would always come back to saying that things changed those months after my father’s death. What more can life do to me? This man she was having the affair with appears to be an asshole that may have been abusing her, based on the text messages. He appears to be the exact opposite of me. I am a kind, generous, attractive, and intelligent person with a good career. The logical part of my brain knew that she had the capacity for dishonesty and selfishness, but I could never have imagined this. I am absolutely and totally devastated. The only saving grace is that we never had children. I wanted them and she did too, but she kept wanting to put it off. I suppose now I know the truth of why. I feel like I will never be happy again.

2025-10-06 15:06:17

Jonas Bergström

Relationships

[Final update] AITAH for kicking out my husband after he went to go see and comfort his ex-girlfriend?

I (32F) and my husband (38M) have been married for 3 years, our relationship has had its ups and downs but we’re a relatively happy couple. Though, in the beginning of our relationship, he was also dating Angela (24F) 5 years ago, I was unaware of this other relationship but when I found out, I confronted him and he told me that since we weren’t officially dating that he didn’t know we were exclusive. I told him that if he didn’t cut off this relationship with Angela, that I was going to break it off. We left it at that and we didn’t talk for a while when he came to my apartment unexpectedly weeks later saying it was over with Angela and that he wanted to try again and asked me to be his girlfriend. Ever since then we have been a pretty normal couple, we have our moments but our relationship is going good and I believe he is my soulmate. Recently there’s been an issue in our relationship though, Angela. 3 weeks ago, we were out running errands and ||......🔽

2025-08-20 19:47:22

Anya Petrova

Relationships

My Boyfriend Rated My Cooking Out Of 10 In Front Of My Parents And I Lost It

So sorry if formatting is bad bc I'm on mobile. My (25) boyfriend Jerry (31) has a culinary art diploma. He works 2 jobs related to his field 1 as a cheft in a restaurant and 2 as a cooking instructor. We've been dating for almost 16 months now btw. I had no real experience in cooking but he encouraged me to learn and helped my skills improve so much even though he has a habit of rating every meal I cook which I find a bit rude for example.. "X meal gets 7/10 or Y meal gets 8,3/10 or even Z meal would've gotten 9/10 if the sauce wasn't so salty etc. I didn't feel great with him rating my food nomatter the score but he says he's helping me improve so.. My family came over to visit and I wanted to cook their favorite meals. Jerry sat with my parents and chatted til food was ready. He started eating and kept making comments about my choice of meals. Once he put his fork down he cleared his throat and literally started rating every dish I made by giving me 7/10 for this, 4,8/10 for this and 6/10 for this. My family were so confused and I was **floored** I felt awful as he kept giving advice on how to improve my "score" next time. He kept a straight face while doing it. It was awkward just awkward the entire evening. We had a huge argument after my family left and I told Jerry that he acted poorly and embarrassed me when he started rating my food infront of family. I said to him that I won't have him eat what I cook anymore. He said I was overreacting and claimed what he was was doing is just constructive criticizm and I shouldn't take it personal since he's just used to rating his students work. I said I wasn't his dang student and he wasn't Gordan Ramsey to be heavily putting my efforts down infront of family. He got offended and said my reaction was way over the top since he was just giving constructive criticism in order for me to make progress and said he was trying to help and that "Gordon Ramsey" comment was totally uncalled for and just a low blow to his abilities as a respectable Cheft with a respectable career. He then asked what made me think it was okay to come at him like that over few ratings. He stated he was hurt and went to stay with a friend for the night probably expecting an apology from me. AIAT?

2025-09-15 12:15:12

Luca Moretti

Relationships

My MIL Ate My Entire Week of Postpartum Meals and My Husband Said I'm Overreacting

I'm 3 months PP but for the most part it doesn't really affect me. Our daughter is a super easy going baby so my healing process was smooth sailing. I've been up and doing my "pre-baby" routines since maybe a month after I gave birth. With that said, I still get super tired and I still have PP anger that randomly spikes whenever my breast milk drops (DMER) so maybe I'm being too harsh here. Two days ago I made a huge corn chowder. It took me at least 4 hrs between prep and cook. I have been craving this since maybe 2 weeks after I gave birth and though my husband said he would make it for me, I always declined the offer. I wanted to do it myself because to be blunt, his cooking isn't great. Edible but not great. So, I wanted to make it and I made it 2 days ago. I made so much. The mid sized stock pot was up to the top. I have been eating it since I made it for pretty much every meal and I wasn't even remotely sick of it. Not that it matters. But anyways, last night I had more of it and I transferred what was left in to a small Tupperware container. I had between 15-20 cups left (the Tupperware has measuring on the side). Enough for about 10 bowls anyways. Well, my husband made plans with his parents a few days ago to come over for dinner tonight and he asked me to make a ham dinner. I don't eat ham but had no problem with this because I had corn chowder left. MIL and FIL showed up around 11am this morning to hang out for the day. I end up running to the store to get other stuff I need to make for dinner. Well, when I got back home my MIL says "that corn chowder was delicious, you'll have to give me the recipe". I said "aww thank you", whatever. I figured she ate one bowl. But I go to the kitchen to drop off the groceries and the Tupperware holding the corn chowder is in the sink. I checked the fridge to see if it was moved to a smaller container, nope. It's gone. They ate all of it. I called my husband in to the room and asked him where all my chowder was and he goes "sorry, I offered mom and dad a bowl of it and my mom polished off the entire thing." So I go "there was easily enough for 10 bowls in there. There's no fucking way she just ate all of it." And he just shrugged and said "no, she really did. Dad only had one bowl." So I asked why he didn't stop her and he said he felt bad because she enjoyed it so much and acted like she was starving. I told him in not making dinner tonight. He can. I told him it was fucked up that he would give away that much food, knowing I cooked it specifically because I wanted it and saw me plugging away at it for 2 days. Besides that, there's no way that woman is still hungry after that. He says that he can't make the ham dinner because it will come out like shit (true) but I told him that's not my problem and to tell his parents that I'm not feeling well and I'm going to go hang out in the babies nursery because of how upset I am. He says I'm overreacting.

2025-09-12 15:15:33

Clara Jensen

Relationships

My MIL is dating my husband's worst enemy and is mocking me because HIPAA keeps me quiet

I'm an ER nurse. I also have a terrible, terrible relationship with my MIL. She came into the ER on Valentine's Day, and when I went into the room, she immediately demanded a new nurse. To be fair, I was about to suggest she get a different nurse because, in general, we do not work with family, but she was super rude about it and said I was incompetent. The real issue is the MIL was with a date. This man is a family friend. He was actually the FIL’s (her very, very recent ex-husband's) best friend for 20 years. My husband despises this man and would have a strong reaction if he found out they were dating. MIL's dad had a business falling out with him, and there were multiple lawsuits. His kids do not like the MIL. So, to say people would flip out if they found out they were dating is an understatement. I absolutely cannot tell anyone due to HIPAA. I cannot even mention to my husband that I saw her, and it is stressing me out so badly. The MIL reminded me of HIPAA at the hospital, and I reassured her that I would never risk my career like that. The MIL laughed and said she knew it was going to drive me crazy, and she was loving it. This morning, she texted me that she was just reminding me that she knows her legal rights and will destroy my life if I tell anyone. I wrote back again that I won't tell. I asked if she was ever going to tell her son, and she wrote back, 'LOL, maybe if we get married.' I told her she was a shit mom, and she said she hardly ever sees him since he married such a bitch, so it is a non-issue. At that point, I felt like she was goading me because she must know that it kills me not to be able to tell him. I wrote back that I cannot break HIPAA as she is clearly aware, but I can dictate how much time she spends with future grandkids, so maybe she should stop calling me names and just maybe she should fess up to her son. MIL wrote back that she has no intentions of having a relationship with my kids, but then said the fact that I said that shows what type of person I am, and since I am a trash person, she doesn't even want to meet my future kids. I don't know if I went too far with what I said.

2025-11-21 15:09:58

Luca Moretti

Family

Brother Ordered Me Not To Talk To His Wife's Sister But I Didn't Listen

I was best man for my brothers wedding, the maid of honor was his brides sister. I am 24m while the sister (katie) was 20f. We really hit it off right away. We study the same subject in school, shes witty and funny and we got along really well. Day of the wedding my brother and dad pull me aside and give me strict orders not to talk or initiate anything with katie. I said that would be hard as we literally walk up the aisle together. He said that was fine but other than that no contact, he then turned to me and said "This is my day, I can tell you like her by the way you guys, stop being so selfish bro and be a good brother for once in your life" This shocked me as we had a good relationship but i get he was stressed. Wedding was going well and I obeyed them for the first part of the day, she wanted to dance but I said no. She looked hurt and confronted me when I was getting a drink. She said "We were having so much fun before the day of the wedding, what changed? I really like you and want to get to know you better, do you feel the same way"? I said yes, and apologized and we danced. My dad forcibly tried to pull me off the dancefloor but i ignored him, I got a text from my brother during the party that I was not to talk to her. I replied dude wtf i get its your day but whats the deal? We ended up making out after my brother left with his bride to the hotel. We went back to the hotel holding hands, and laughing and we finally kissed. Well we had sex in my room and i got her number and we are going to have a real first date this week. I got a text from my brother later that day that his new wife told him what happened and he was extremely angry and couldn't believe I was so selfish. My dad threw a fit when he found out and said he won't pay for my wedding when it happened. I told him idc because i have a good job now. I feel bad tho, did I ruin the day for my brother AITA?

2025-11-08 20:39:32

Clara Jensen

Relationships

My Boyfriend Brutally Tortured Me for Hours Because I Accidentally Kneed Him During A Makeout Session

So a few nights ago, my boyfriend and I were making out in his bed (he has a single dorm at our uni). We’ve been together for about 3 years, and he’s never been violent towards me. We repositioned slightly while making out, and by complete accident, I kneed him in the balls really hard. We were both only in underwear, so this hurt him more than it usually would. He yelped and pushed me off the bed and curled up in the fetal position, holding himself. I tried to comfort him for the 10 minutes he was in extreme pain, but he was inconsolable. All “private time” activities halted for the rest of the night, and we ended up watching a movie while he iced his groin. Fast forward to the next night, we’re making out again, and he says he wants to try something new. Our sex life is as vanilla as it gets apart from us being gay, so I was shocked when he pulled out a pair of handcuffs from an old Halloween costume (he was the cop and I the prisoner). I let him handcuff me to the bed, which proved more difficult since it’s a college dorm bed. I realized we weren’t really in a good position for sex, and began to tell him so when I saw the furious look on his face, one I’ve never seen before. I ask him what’s wrong and he leans down to kiss me. I’m getting excited, when suddenly he rams his knee into my groin. I thought it was an accident because he’d never purposefully hurt me, but then he does it again. My eyes water and I thrash against the handcuffs, which worked surprisingly well for being from a costume. He gets up and punched me in the testicles as hard as he can. I’m kicking at his chest, but I’m 5’10 and weigh 120lbs and he’s about 6’2, 190lbs, and goes to the gym 7 days a week. My kicks do nothing and I’m crying and he grabs my nuts and twists them as many times as possible. I’m screaming at this point, and begging him to stop. I don’t know why he’d ever do this to me. He gets on the bed and rams his knee into my groin so many times I lost count, probably around 20. I’m sobbing and screaming for help from anyone in the halls, but the rooms are soundproof (which would be ideal in ANY other situation). I eventually break out of the handcuffs after about 5 minutes of relentless torture to my privates. I can’t even speak and I look at him with a look of anguish, asking with my eyes why he’d ever hurt me like that. He says it was payback for my ACCIDENTAL knee last night. He plays video games while I repeatedly ask him to call an ambulance, but he tells me it’ll feel better soon. I’ve never been in so much agony in my life, and I’ve broken my femur, torn my ACL, and had pretty severe kidney stones along with a plethora of other medical procedures. After an hour of being unable to stand, I drag myself out of his room and get a stranger to call 911. I tell them I was mugged by a stranger because some twisted part of me still loves him. At the hospital they told me that they’ve never seen both a testicular rupture and testicular torsion at the same time, and that I have a severe case of each. They rushed me into surgery and apparently I could’ve lost my right ball if I waited any longer.

2026-01-02 18:31:47

Anya Petrova