Casual cruelty is an insidiious sort of threat. The ease with which we discard our sympathetic instincts to make a point can often lead to staggering repercussions. What happens when, in a difficult time, you are subjected to casual cruelty? That was the issue facing Redditor and Original Poster (OP) poheyeon3388 when he came to the […] More
Polite conversation at work often involves a little bit of tact and a little bit of give. You and your coworkers should remain professional, but a little understanding if everything isn’t perfect should be allowed too. Redditor badreligionaita asked if what they said was wrong in response to a coworker. After the original poster (OP)’s […] More
We hate to admit it, but most of us have known at least one person who didn’t trust us as much as they should have, or we in turn didn’t trust them. Sometimes this mistrust is unwarranted and can really hurt the relationship, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Admirable-Friend7453 finally […] More
Having people in your family with very different beliefs than you nearly always results in drama eventually. For a woman on Reddit, things came to verbal blows with her fiancé’s very conservative, Christian cousin began bashing her parenting choices. She wasn’t sure about how she handled the conflict, so she went to the AITA (Am […] More
Gifting a work colleague a present outside of a special occasion is usually considered an act of kindness. However, there are some gifts that simply cannot be returned or exchanged. In the following case, the gesture was considered insulting. Redditor _tv_lover_ is the recipient of the unsolicited present who made a comment that rubbed the […] More
Redditor Immediate-Pen8104 is a 21-year-old gay male who grew up in a strict Christian household. He recently visited his hometown and ran into the leader of a church group he used to be a part of. When they caught up over coffee, some of the things brought up by his friend were not very pleasant—and […] More
Religious views are always a touchy subject, especially when conversation turns to scientific or historical information that refutes some of someone’s core beliefs. A guy on Reddit with a doctorate in history found himself in this sticky situation with a devoutly Christian new friend, and wasn’t sure he’d handled it correctly by sharing his historian’s […] More
Most people find that friendships are a gradual progression that takes time to develop and should never be forced. And while there are people whose relationships with people don’t progress beyond being acquaintances, that is okay. Or so you would think. Redditor Sea-Campaign6735 is a 35-year-old woman who just moved with her 36-year-old husband and […] More
The co-founder and leader of the extremist Proud Boys group, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was arrested in Washington D.C. on Monday and charged with destruction of property and possession of high-capacity firearm magazines. Tarrio claimed responsibility in media interviews for burning a Black Lives Matter flag taken from a historic Black church last month during rioting […] More
We do a lot of favors for family. How we treat them especially when compared to other family members can determine a lot about how good or bad some relationships will be. A dad is asking Reddit if he was wrong for siding with his daughter over his sister-in-law (SIL) when it comes to how […] More
Redditor big_doggos is transgender and was invited to spend the holidays this year with their devoutly religious mother and stepfather. However, the Original Poster (OP) declined the invitation due to a past conversation with the stepfather that did not end well. The OP visited the “Am I the A**hole” (AITA) subReddit and asked: “AITA for […] More
Handling people jabbing at you about your sexuality is one of those rites of passage that we don’t all have to face in school, but plenty of those who do have to deal with it choose to do so with a tongue in cheek sense of humor. That’s pretty much how Reddit user i_dunno-man found […] More
