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09/13/2026

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AITA for refusing to meet with my half sister because "I don't deserve that honour"?

So this is rather simple and messy.

I (24 f) am an affair baby. My father (75 m) had me with my mother (60 f) while still being married to someone else, then divorced with his first wife when I was four and married my mum two years later. Because of the age gap and the general mess of the situation I never truly had any relationships with my father's side of the family. For them I was just an unexpected person to exist, which I am totally okay with, since I have a great loving family on my mother's side anyway. So since my birth we have settled this lovely mutual agreement, where they pretend I don't exist and I forget that my father is not an orphan. Lovely.

The only person who decided to break this mutual indifference pact was my half sister (55 f). I probably also need to mention that my father was somewhat wealthy when he started dating my mother. He had already provided well for his eldest daughter: paid for her education, helped her to get a decent job in a law firm and bought her a large apartment. So my sister was extremely unhappy with my birth, since for her it meant that some of my dad's money will now flow the other direction (not my petty words btw, she said that to my mother). And not only that, according to my mother's words, confirmed by my father and grandparents, she had been harassing my mum throughout her entire very complicated pregnancy, to the extend that my mother ended...

09/12/2026

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AITA for abandoning my gf at an amusement park?

So I (22m) have been dating this girl (21f) for almost a year now. My housemates and I decided we wanted to go to an amusement park. My gf happened to have that day off and wanted to spend it with me. While I have been dating her for close to a year I have known her since high school. I know she has a fear of heights. Before we left I explained to her that we were getting on all the biggest rides and that I would rather stay home than not get on the rides. She said it wouldn’t be a problem for her.

Fast forward and we’re here now. We get on the first ride and even though she is nervous everything goes fine. Next ride comes up and she starts hyperventilating while waiting in line. I leave the line with her and get her something to drink. When she calmed down I got back in line. We had fast passes we weren’t using because of her so I was able to catch up with my housemates. When I found my gf afterwards she was talking to a couple I didn’t know. I could look at her and tell she had been crying. The man walks up to me and whispered in my ear “what kind of man abandons his girl when she needs you?” I thought this was disrespectful but I let it go and started towards the next ride.

On the way my gf told me she couldn’t do it and started apologizing. I told her it was fine and not...

09/12/2026

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AITA for asking for matching plates for my girlfriend?

I have been dating Mia and she’s my world. Mia has OCD and likes to eat off matching plates and cutlery. She finds patterns to distracting and it upsets her.
My sister hosts Thanksgiving and has a bunch of different theme plates. None that match well. I told her I want bring Mia but I was wondering if she could use different plates or even paper plates of one color. My sister's personality trait is to be that quirky vintage thrift girl and her husband is kind of a hipster d__che. I told them on how to make my girlfriend feel welcome in the family and that having paper plates isn’t that big of a deal or cheap white plates. The argument was heated and it got to Christmas and my mom who hosts Christmas said she’s not giving up her Christmas plates either. It came down I know my girlfriend’s anxieties and OCD would be triggered in this noisy chaos that our holidays are. I told my mom and sister that I would spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with my girlfriend and both said that’s best. I was upset by their response to not making her feel welcome. I didn’t think asking for paper plates was that big of a deal and I know many people that do that on the holidays.

09/12/2026

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AITA for telling my ex husband there is no "us" anymore?

(Backstory from 2 years ago ) I, 37F, had been married with my ex husband, 'Jason' for 5 years, togheter for 6. Our marriage had been pretty rocky and we fought frequently. Eventually, I guess it got a point where he decided to cheat on me.

I didn't even realize what was going on until I had come home one day to find her and him kissing in the kitchen. That's when he told me that he was seeing someone and that he was inlove with her. I'll call the woman Emily for privacy.

Emily didn't say anything, she just kissed him on the cheek again before going into the bedroom to help him pack his stuff up while Jason began telling me about how we'd go through with the divorce. My heart was broken. And to think that just a few weeks ago, this was the man who was telling me future names for our kids.

Fast forward to 2 years later after that, I am currently engaged to a wonderful man. Recently, we have been planning our wedding as well as our honey moon. We have also discussed the topic of children and agreed that none one of us plan to have children in the near future, and I am so thankful that I didn't end up having any with my ex.

(This is not disrespecting people who do have kids .) One night when I was watching Netflix on my couch, my doorbell rang. I looked through the peephole to see my ex standing there, crying and begging me to talk...

09/12/2026

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AITA for siding with my daughter over my wife?

My wife and our daughter, Natalie (20F) get along alright now. However, from about the time Natalie was 15 until she was 18, they didn't. Some of it was teen angst, but a majority of it was my wife being too hard on Natalie and placing her dreams on her. In these arguments, I often took Natalie's side and told my wife why, standing up for Natalie each and every time. Eventually, my wife and Natalie sought out therapy. My wife realized she had a lot of stuff from her own childhood that she was transferring onto our daughter. She's apologized and tried to do better since, but things are of course fragile.

Natalie attends college and lives in the dorms. As she's only 2 hours away, she does come home on occasion and did so this past weekend. She's currently looking for a job up around where she attends college but has had some trouble finding one that will fit her schedule (she has classes at odd hours so can really only work weekends and many places in the area want more commitment).

As it also happens, my wife has her own business and right now because of the economy, business is slow.

Natalie made herself lunch on Sunday and left a bit of a mess in her wake. My wife asked her to clean it up. Natalie did so, but rushed through it by her own admission and still left a bit of a mess. My wife got irritated and asked her to finish. As Natalie was heading into the kitchen, my wife...

09/11/2026

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AITA for treating my daughter better than her half siblings?

My ex girlfriend and I had a daughter (17f) just before I finished my last year of medical school. Things went south with our relationship during the pregnancy, mostly because I was so busy with my schooling that she had to do most of the legwork. We’ve since broken up, and she is now married with two other children (15f, 13m), and I am married with one other child (8m).

I've shared custody of my daughter 50/50 since day one. My wife and I met during residency. We are both radiologists and do quite well for ourselves. As such, we have the means to provide a lot of things for our two children. My ex is a SAHM, but her husband owns a small business, and while they are not rich, they do live comfortably.

While my ex is happy that our daughter gets the privileges that she does, she has always expressed a mild resentment towards the fact that her other two children do not enjoy the same benefits. She has never expected that we buy things for her other children, just that we try not to over do it so as to not create a divide between my daughter and her half siblings. I understood this, as I did not want there to be hostility in the home that my daughter lives in half the time. I have also taught my daughter to treat others equally, and made her understand the place of privilege she comes from so that she never looks down on her siblings. She’s become a very down to earth and...

09/11/2026

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WIBTAH if I divorced my husband because he's h**ophobic?

We have 3 kids, and our eldest is gay. I've always known our son was different, I thought my husband knew too because he and our son were really close, most of my friends have told me that their children become a little bit distant when they hit puberty, but not our son, just a few weeks ago they were playing basketball and playing chess basically every day and talking with each other nonstop. Everything was great until my son came out to him. It went very well when he came out to me, so my son thought his father would have the same reaction, and I thought the same. But after he came out to him, my husband came back alone, I told him how did it go? He said, "Did you know?" I couldn't believe the look he gave me. He looked very angry and just went to his office without saying anything

I called my son and he was crying, and started to apologise to me about everything, I was so f__king angry but instead of yelling at my husband I just went to get him, when I found him I really felt like crying, his eyes were red and he looked very sad, I never see him cry so my heart felt like it was being squeezed, he just said he was sorry, I kept driving for a while and then we went to eat pizza

Now my kids and I are staying with my father, and I'm thinking I should get a divorce, but it's not going to be easy at...

09/11/2026

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AITA for telling my husband that I like the way he looks now

So I (30f) have always been into staying fit and working out, it’s just my hobby. And my husband (31m) was super into that when we got married and when we dated. He was super built which I loved but ever since kids and desk job he has put on a big beer belly.( used to weigh 180 now 250) but here’s the thing, I don’t hate it, I love it. It’s comfy and warm and i like having a lil more to grab on to. Hes still handsome still has really big arms he just has a belly and b__t, which I’m into. But basically last night he said he felt bad that he’s heavy and I’m skinny(120 average) basically long story short I told him I’m “into bigger bellies”. Now I realize that sounds mean but I didn’t mean it like that. I was tired. But he got mad and is still hurt so how should I apologize. And AITA

Update: I just told him that I didn’t mean it like that and that whether he wants to keep his dad bod or lose it that I always will find him extremely attractive(true) and I’m sorry. He said he feels better abt how it and that he just felt a little hurt. But he also said he feels a lil more confident now that I expressed my emotions. He’s gonna lose a few pounds but jokingly said he want obliterate it lol. Ty and I’ll give more updates if anything happens.

09/11/2026

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AITAH for not taking off work to help my SIL with her baby?

My (30F) SIL (33F) is currently pregnant. She’s having her baby some time in April or may- she’s been vague about it and sends my hubby ultrasounds anywhere from a day to a month after so we don’t know the actual timeline.
SIL has a condition that makes it so she will 100% NEED a c-section. She’ll need help while she recovers- with the baby, herself, AND her 2 dogs.
She also lives in another state.
The father is in the picture, he lives with her.
She is very insistent that I go to help. Because of the distance as well as a lot of differences, we don’t really talk. We’re not friends, but we’re civil. She keeps throwing “hormonal” fits about me refusing to take off of work for 2 months to go help her.
I have bills to pay- I run my own business and it doesn’t run without me, I don’t get PTO.
On top of shutting down my business, my hubby doesn’t have time with his work schedule to care for my pets (I say MY pets because they all pre-date our marriage) so I’d have to board them for 2 months. Otherwise, the dogs would be left home alone for 12-13 hours a day while he works. He’s also not comfortable feeding some of the other animals. I’ve done the math- at the CHEAPEST boarding facility that isn’t absolute garbage, it’d cost about $300 a day. (So $18,300 total)
The specific things she wants me to help with are: cooking, cleaning, going to the store for anything that’s needed, caring for the baby...

09/10/2026

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AITA for not welcoming my MIL & 10 other guest unannounced?

Our family was scheduled to travel for Thanksgiving and our plans changed. My MIL decided 4 days before Thanksgiving that we should host at our home. Hosting included my MIL, her husband, my step-daughter, and 6 of his nieces and nephews, my BIL and his new girlfriend.

All of these people coming to my home to stay. My BIL (who has 14 kids by various women) lives about 7 hours north of us, while my MIL lives about 5 hours south. When my husband suggested going to her house, she threw one of her usual tantrums & he gave in and said we would host.

The plan was for them to arrive on Wed at 12 and depart on Friday morning. Wednesday, they show up at our house at 9pm. The BIL, & GF didn't show until this morning, & they brought her kid.

My husband was at work, so I spent the day cleaning & trying to keep the house entertained. It became clear as the day continued that they had no intention of leaving. I contacted my husband & explained what was going on & nothing.

Long story short, they've now decided to stay until Sunday. (It's currently Friday night) They're going out tomorrow, but will be back tomorrow night. I'm upset bc I feel like my husband should have taken control of the situation.

He keeps saying things like 'so what if it happens once ever few years', 'at worst it'll be over on Sunday', 'you're never happy when they come.' I've tried to express myself, but he just keeps...

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