Since the pandemic, work conditions have been uniquely challenging as people navigate going back to working in an office or permanently working from home. Parents are under a special kind of pressure, as they also have to reorient themselves to childcare services and in-person schooling conditions they may have not had in the past year. […] More
Despite our best attempts to eliminate certain gendered expectations, they still exist for many in a relationship. How a spouse expects their partner to act can really influence the mood of the relationship. Redditor Bench_Virtual may have upset her husband with an insult. Now the original poster (OP) isn’t sure if she was wrong to […] More
Old habits die hard. The problem, of course, is that those old habits end up being passed down instead of disappearing because no one wants to have difficult conversations. What happens, though, when you stumble across someone else’s old habits and are deeply troubled by them? This was the problem facing Redditor and Original Poster […] More
Even though we’re supposed to be focused on our work, our workplace environments tend to be fairly social and have problems of their own. Sometimes those problems become so extreme, we have to report them, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor JO-99 found herself struggling to stay productive at work when one […] More
We’ve all eavesdropped on conversations in public at one time or another. But one guy on Reddit took things a bit further by contributing his opinion to the conversation he was listening in on—and the person he was listening to didn’t appreciate it. The Original Poster (OP) wasn’t sure about how he’d handled things, so […] More
Can we all just agree that women have a lot of better things to do than try to seduce random men? We’re just living our lives! I think as a society we need to stop sexualizing clothes such as sports bras when really we just want to work out and be comfortable in peace. Redditor […] More
There are unspoken expectations of invited guests attending specific events. But to what extent is the guest held accountable for falling short of those expectations? That is something Redditor throwawaysibsj3 questioned when her boyfriend invited her to meet his family at an event for the first time. After failing to make a good first impression, […] More
Even though it’s 2021, with 2022 on the horizon, many households still have this idea of what should be a “man’s” job and what should be a “woman’s” job. One woman appeared to embrace them wholeheartedly recently on the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit, in fact. Redditor Known_Bet_6907 was surprised when he invited her […] More
Though we’re already down to the final quarter of 2021, we’re still seeing people victimized by sexist and racist comments and acts. Sometimes the people who perform the behaviors are disheartening, to say the least, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor whyILuvu____ recently discovered just how far her husband was willing […] More
When living with others, family included, everyone should be helping clean up after themselves and splitting up chores to the best of each persons capability. Sometimes though one person can feel like they’re pulling more than their fair share of weight. One Redditor by the screen name vomco ran into this problem and took their […] More
I can’t believe I have to explain this, again, but when you have to take care of your OWN kids it’s not “babysitting” it’s parenting. Dads spending time with their children is not “going above and beyond, it’s doing the bare minimum. Redditor Throwaway9876-57 encountered this very issue with her brother-in-law. So she turned to […] More
Every family carries with it slightly different traditions and beliefs, especially from one generation to the next. Women’s expectations in the kitchen were recently discussed in the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor epsi-theta was surprised at her mother and grandmother’s thoughts on the subject. When they criticized her behavior, the Original Poster (OP) wondered […] More
