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“Wife is 37 weeks and I’m exhausted”

My wife is currently 37w4d pregnant with our first child and she’s already had enough and just waiting for the birth.

She’s on medical school and I know that I can’t begin to understand what she’s going through, having to attend lectures and walk around all day on the hospital, but it doesn’t stop me from feeling exhausted myself.

I feel like I’m doing 95% of the chores. Basically everything but laundry. Take the dog out for a walk on the morning, work full time job, comeback and take the dog out again, make dinner, clean up after, go to appointments, help her with bedtime routine and almond oil, prepare food for the week, etc. I feel like the only time I have for myself is after 10pm when she goes to sleep.

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“The 9-5 is Modern Slavery”

People like to think slavery is a thing of the past, something that ended long ago. But if you take a closer look at the modern workforce, you’ll see that it never really went away—it just changed form. Today, people aren’t chained up and forced to work under threat of a whip. Instead, they’re trapped by low wages, rising costs of living, and the constant fear of losing everything if they stop working. The 9-5 job isn’t freedom—it’s a slow, quiet kind of slavery, disguised as opportunity.

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“Girl at the gym rejected me but im still confused “

I (25m) met a girl (22f) at the gym, had a brief awkward conversation, and asked for her number, but she politely declined. A month later, we talked again, and the conversation was much better. She seemed interested, even complimenting me quite a bit. I gave her my number, but she never reached out.

Recently, I saw her again, and she waved, but I just smiled and continued my workout. I sensed she wanted me to approach, but I’m not interested in chasing someone who isn’t making an effort.

How should I handle this? Should I distance myself politely or wait for her to make a clearer move or try to spark up another conversation?

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“I’m sick of boomers telling gen Z and millennials to “suck it up””

I’m sick of boomers telling gen Z and millennials to “suck it up” when we complain that a $60k or less salary shouldn’t force us to live mediocre lives living “frugally” like with roommates, not eating out, not going out for drinks, no vacations.

Like no, we NEED these things just to survive this capitalistic hellscape boomers have allowed to happen for the benefit of the 1%.

We should guarantee EVERYONE be able to afford their own housing, a month of vacation every year, free healthcare, student loans paid off, AT A MINIMUM.

Gen Z should not have to struggle just because older generations struggled. Give everything to us NOW.

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“I hid $140k debt from my wife. How do I avoid divorce?”

A few years ago, my wife (30F) and I (31M) [married 10yrs] bought a new home. We sold our previous home, paid off debt with the equity, and budgeted rigorously to save up again and afford the new place.

We slipped out of the budget habit after getting in to the new place. Slowly but surely we fell back in to old habits and overspending. Credit card debt began to mound.

We went through some traumatic stuff in 2020 (didn’t everyone) and did some retail therapy to heal the damage. My wife assumed I was handling the finances and I reassured her everything was fine. She assumed I would stop her or let her know we couldn’t afford things, but I was so ashamed of myself I couldn’t bear to tell her no. I’ve moved things around and played all sorts of financial games for the last 3-4 years to keep everything afloat and keep her in the dark. But now, there is approximately $140k in credit card debt.

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“Being myself has gotten me nowhere”

I’m 35 years old and I’ve never been in a relationship. I’ve never even been on a date.

People keep telling me to “just be yourself.”

I have been myself. Every year. Every room. Every version of my life. And whatever that’s supposed to unlock for other people has never unlocked for me.

I go home. I do my hobbies. I keep my head down. I watch everyone else build lives with someone while mine stays exactly where it’s always been.

“Be yourself” doesn’t feel like advice anymore. It feels like a shrug disguised as wisdom.

I’m not asking for a quote. I’m asking if this is really all there is for some of us.

Because right now, being myself has only proven one thing:

It isn’t working.

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“I Met My Boyfriend’s ‘Work Wife’ for the First Time and I’m Devastated”

I’ve been with my boyfriend, Jake, for five years. He’s worked at his current job for a few years, and until recently I’d never met any of his coworkers. One in particular—let’s call her Amy—has started to worry me.

Jake sometimes does favors for her, like fixing her car or things around her house. He told me all his coworkers were much older than him, so I didn’t think much of it. But one night while he was asleep, his phone kept blowing up. When I checked it to see who was calling, I noticed several unread texts from Amy. One of them said, “Great Jake, now everyone thinks we’re fucking! 😂”

I asked him about it the next day. He said they’d both been late to work and it was just a joke, but I told him it made me uncomfortable. He invited me out with his coworkers that night so I could meet her.

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“Wife was all over another guy at her bday party in front of me…”

Recently hosted a bday party for my wife at our house, had friends over, it was themed, I made a ton of food, got decor and costumes, etc.

She specifically invited another guy she told me she barely knew and was trying to hook him up with a friend. Come to find out he has a gf already, and my wife was ALL OVER HIM the entire time.

Caressing his face, back or neck, arm around him, rubbing his back, biting her lip while smiling and looking at him. Her attention was all to him, even when me and her played beer pong she’d take her shot then go right back next to him to talk, waited on her to shoot a few times.

I called her out, she said she doesn’t remember, she was drunk, and denies any of it happened. I was sober, watched it all in front of me.

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“I set a boundary about money. Now my relationship feels different.”

My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly two years, living together for one. He purchased his house before we started dating, and I moved in from a rental. He pays the mortgage, and I cover all utilities, maintenance, and groceries, which felt fair.

As we talk about our future—marriage and kids—we’ve discussed renovating the house so it’s suitable for a family. The estimated cost is around $100,000, and the idea was that this would be my “buy-in” to the house. We even talked about drawing up an agreement to protect both of us.

As this has become more real, I’ve started feeling unsettled about investing that much money into a house I don’t own. I told him I’d want to be engaged before starting renovations so I feel the commitment matches the risk.

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“I’m married and crushing hard on a co-worker”

About 3 months ago I came to know a new coworker. He’s hot, very friendly, and also married. There have been times where I feel he’s more friendly with me- we always have this natural banter without trying. No lines have been crossed but I feel a vibe.

For example, a few days ago I stopped by his department to ask someone else a question. Whenever I’m over there he gets up or starts a conversation with me. So he asked me a work question. We ended up talking for 15 minutes. I told him I had to go and made it to the hallway and he said, “hey wait- “ and had another work question for me. We talked a while longer.

He greets me with my name and makes a lot of eye contact which I know can be normal. Maybe he’s just a flirty person. No touching, no compliments.

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