How do you define family? Our go-to definition would be Dominic Toretto's favorite word. But obviously, it's actually a bit deeper than that. While some people (especially my boomer parents) think family is your blood - the group you're born into and descend from. But the reality is a bit different. I consider my neighbors to be family. We spend quality time together at least one night a week, play games and share meals. While family can be people you choose, that's often just a bonus in additi…

Stereotypes about husbands and wives aren't always true, but they exist for a reason. And one couple's quarrel over a cookie-baking Christmas tradition could definitely be used to prove the validity of certain stereotypes about men and women. u/wirnei339oe3jrj left it up to r/AmItheAsshole to decide whether or not he was in the wrong for “upstaging” his wife by being a more efficient cookie-baker. Though most voted that OP was technically “NTA,” many sympathized with OP's wife on an emotional l…

Relationship problems that set off red flags

The entitlement is unreal.

They're not like other girls (your wife)

Wow

The creation of a Thanksgiving meal is no small feat. The two things that make Thanksgiving dinner such an undertaking are the scale and variety of the meal. First of all, you're probably cooking for more people than you would for a meal with your spouse and 2.5 kids. Usually, extended family is involved, and their mouths must be fed. The variety of sides must provide when hosting Thanksgiving is of the utmost importance. If you don't have mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean…

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You've had enough tears and anger—time to laugh through it.

How will this work?

As a thirty-something "young" professional, I've been to a lot of weddings lately. And they've been absolutely lovely. Many of the couples wrote their own vows, some in English, some in Spanish, and some of the vows were sweetly translated into both. What if, instead of creative vows, or the classic ‘til death do us part,’ the couple said the following: “For as long as this feels healthy, safe, and meaningful for both of us.” Well, it would be weird. And you'd wonder why you were signing a chec…

Imagine refusing to go to school because your mom didn't have time to make your special sandwich. This is unacceptable behavior for a kid, let alone a full-grown adult. One disgruntled stay-at-home-mom asked Reddit if she was the a-hole for calling her pilot husband “insane” for ditching work to teach his wife a lesson after she didn't have time to iron his uniform. Commenters answered with a resounding “not the asshole.”

People were unhappy at partnerships in general this week.

Happy marriage? How dare they

Left speechless

There were easier ways to deal with this