There’s nothing quite like the anticipatory betrayal of believing that your partner might be cheating on you. And as much as we might like to give them the benefit of the doubt, sometimes there’s too much evidence stacked against them to imagine any other explanation, agreed the members of the “Am I Overreacting?” (AIO) subReddit. […] More
Understanding and respecting boundaries are not abilities that we just “get” from the time that we’re born. They are something we have to be taught and put into practice. But even after we’ve practiced being respectful to those around us, we might still go too far with the people who make us comfortable, cautioned the […] More
Content Warning: Affair, Affair Baby, Adoption, Mom-shaming In nearly every heartbreaking life event where children are involved, the child is not the one who should be blamed for what has happened. But that does not necessarily mean that we’ll want to build a relationship with them, especially if they carry the reminder of what’s happened, […] More
While some couples are able to move past infidelity, many do not. Sometimes the hurt and animosity never goes away, especially if the cheater never accepts accountability for their actions. A mother dealing with demands from her cheating ex-husband turned to the “Am I The A**Hole” (AITAH) subReddit for feedback. Similar to AITA, the AITAH […] More
We’ve all gone through terribly rough times where we might be struggling, lonely, feeling hopeless, and maybe even a little bit bored with our usual life. But that’s no reason to impose on someone else’s partner, no matter how innocent it might seem at first, pointed out the members of the “Am I Overreacting?” (AIO) subReddit. […] More
After a divorce, the formerly married couple can maintain a friendship or become adversaries. How the relationship ended influences the future relationship a great deal. A divorce after infidelity? That rarely leads to friendship. A father turned to the “Am I The A**Hole” (AITAH) subReddit for feedback after his ex-wife asked him for a favor. […] More
There are stealthy cheaters in the world, and then there are cheaters who could not be more obvious if they printed, “I’m cheating!” on the side of every city bus, blimp, and airplane in the nation. But it’s these obvious cheaters who have the audacity to act like nothing is going on until there’s no […] More
Content Warning: Struggles with Infertility, Pregnancy Complications, Cheating, Affair Partner It’s true that it takes two people to cheat and to break up a marriage. But that doesn’t make the cheating spouse, or their affair partner, any less of a bad person when there’s a marriage at stake, pointed out the members of the “Am […] More
Monogamy isn’t for everyone. And that’s fine. So long as everyone in a relationship agrees to date and/or have sex with people outside the relationship. It’s when people vow not to do that, then do it anyway that problems arise. There’s a reason why it’s called “cheating.” A wife dealing with the fallout from hèr […] More
We’ve all heard stories of people cheating, almost to the point that it’s not even that surprising of an offense anymore. But whether we’re surprised about it or not, most of us would want to know if we were being cheated on, so we can take proper next steps, reasoned out the members of the “Am […] More
Content Warning: Cheating and Affairs, Sexually-Transmitted Diseases (STDs), and Infertility It’s bad enough when a person loses their partner because their partner cheats on them. But it’s worse when they stay with their affair partner and leave behind a “gift” that no one wants, cringed the members of the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) subReddit. Redditor […] More
Here is one universal truth: An a**hole having cancer doesn’t make them less of an a**hole. It tragically just means that they have cancer while doing hurtful things, pointed out the members of the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) subReddit. Reditor EconomistMinimum5303 was still processing the fact that her husband had fallen in love with another […] More
