I honestly just need a place to vent today. Staying in an unfaithful marriage for financial reasons is exhausting, but carrying this secret around is killing me. From the outside, my life looks like the ultimate American dream. My wife and I have been married for nine years, and we have two wonderful kids, a … Read more
I honestly don’t know what I’m doing anymore. My ex is also my direct boss at work. We started as regular coworkers, became close friends over cheap breakroom coffee, and eventually started dating. Looking back, mixing my job with my love life was a terrible idea. But right now, dealing with my ex boyfriend mixed … Read more
I’m writing this with my hands still shaking because my brother’s girlfriend hit on me, and now she’s threatening to ruin my entire life. I am a thirty-year-old single guy who has spent the last few years focusing entirely on my career and living a quiet life. My younger brother, who is twenty-seven, has been … Read more
I never thought breaking up after 7 years would be how my story ended. My partner and I have been together since our freshman year of college. We survived the struggles of being broke students, navigated the stress of long-distance calls after graduation, and finally settled into our careers. We were supposed to get married … Read more
My husband and I got married when I was barely twenty, skipping the big expensive wedding and simply signing the papers at the courthouse before moving in together. While most couples start discussing baby names during their first year, we had already made a major decision long before walking down the aisle: we were going … Read more
I turned 30 last month. Looking back, I can honestly say marrying for money was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. As I sit in the quiet study of a gated suburban mansion, I am writing this confession in the hopes that younger women won’t make the same foolish mistake I made. At twenty-two, I … Read more
I’m 26, and my husband is 31. Lately, I’ve started wondering what it would take for me to finally leave this marriage. Sometimes I feel like I’m married to an indifferent husband who stopped caring a long time ago. We spent six years dating and have now been married for four. Every morning, I wake … Read more
Has anyone here ever been pushed into a corner by their in-laws over family finances? Dealing with in laws asking for money has turned my married life completely upside down. My husband and I are currently living with his parents. As the eldest son, he has always felt a strong sense of duty toward his … Read more
I’ve been married for just three months, and I’m already wondering whether my husband truly sees me as his partner or just someone he’s not ready to trust. The fact that my husband keeps finances separate so aggressively makes me feel completely isolated in my own home. On paper, everyone thinks I hit the lottery. … Read more
I always thought staying together for the kids was protecting my family. But for over four years, my husband and I lived like total strangers under the same roof. Our marriage was dead in the water, but we kept up the appearance of a functional family because of our thirteen-year-old son. He has mild autism, … Read more