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We all cope with rejection in ridiculous ways Maybe this is a hot take, but not everything we believe needs to be true. If we hold a belief that reinforces our self-esteem and doesn’t harm anyone, is it really that bad?

Woman reflects on the fantasy of being ‘The one that got away’: ‘I honestly think it's ridiculous and almost impossible for someone to keep thinking about their ex forever’

Desperate times call for desperate measures I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but when you suddenly need money, everything becomes an opportunity to get it. That jacket that’s been sitting in your closet for ages? Fair enough, it’s time to (desperately) sell it. That present you didn’t like

Woman can't return a birthday present from a friend, so she makes a last-ditch effort: ‘Her message said "any chance you could just send me the cash instead?" She put the receipt total in there as well, $63.48, and she followed up again on Sunday’

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This has to be one of the most annoying things somebody can ask you You are lying there, feeling just fine; you are finally relaxed after a long week of stress and drama. Suddenly, out of the blue, your boyfriend comes and asks you the most low-key insulting question

Woman constantly receives false accusations from her boyfriend, leading her to consider breaking up: ‘He constantly jumps to conclusions about what I mean instead of just taking my words at face value. I don’t want to constantly defend myself’

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20 year old niece stands up to her dad's disrespectful older family memebers after years of them being toxic: 'I want nothing to do with them anymore'

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Is this ‘singleness’ trend meant to last? I suppose we can confidently say that nowadays more and more people are choosing to be single. Plenty of new discourse is forming online about new types of relationships. Right now, there are situationships, low-commitment long-distance relationships, open relationships, ‘eyecontactships’, and a long list of other types of ships navigating the sea of romantic attachments.

‘Why do you think staying single is becoming more common these days?’: Redditors debate whether people really prefer this lifestyle or if it’s imposed on them

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Gilfriend gets upset at boyfriend for letting his friend come over for "boardgame night" with his new girlfriend, and she thinks that is breaking a boundary: 'This is the first time it happened, so I didn't know that we have this particular "rule"'

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Girlfriend confronts her boyfriend after she wanted to get a case of water that they saved for emergencies because she had finished the one in the kitchen, and her boyfriend said no: ‘His entire energy is clear that he doesn’t want to be around me’.

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Bad boyfriend tries to financially manipulate his girlfriend and guilt-trip her by accusing her of being petty for enrolling in college: ‘He told me that he allows me to be in college’

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I’m starting to notice that being friendly isn’t a positive thing anymore I was on /askreddit today, and I stumbled upon this post. Obviously, I was intrigued and wanted to read it to see if I could find tips on improving my selection process and start distinguishing who is trustworthy from who isn’t.

‘What harmless thing instantly makes you think, "I don't trust this person"?’: Reddit debate about small, seemingly harmless traits that immediately signal a person is untrustworthy

We have to accept it, sometimes, we have oddly specific things that we consider deal breakers that not only are way too niche, but are also a bit frivolous. I’m not sure if everyone has these standards or just these people on Reddit, but of course they have the right to hold them.

‘What completely superficial thing makes you not want to be friends with someone?’: Frivolous or irrational reasons that are a deal breaker for a friendship

Apparently, asking how much someone makes is the worst thing you can ask Honestly, I’ve never heard anything like this, and I was really surprised to see the comments under the post siding with the offended party

27-year-old man abruptly leaves friend’s birthday party when they ask him how much money he makes: ‘I wasnt enjoying myself anymore. Told the person next to me I was heading out, paid for my food at the front and left’

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Why would someone do something like that to their partner? Brother's new girlfriend took over the organization of the man's birthday and did it on the same day as his brother's, making him unable to attend.

I can’t believe how many romances end because of issues with housework. It seems that those differences and inconveniences end up eroding everything left of romance in the couple. Frankly, after reading so many stories like this, I’m kinda giving up on the idea of living together with a partner altogether. Is it possible to evolve to a society t

Couple moved in together and started having too many conflicts about cleaning the dishes, leading them to actually consider breaking up: ‘Am I actually asking for too much and being unreasonable, or this as absurd as it feels to me?’

Imagine someone is so manipulative that you end up questioning whether getting mad at them for eating things you bought with your own money and not paying you back for them or replacing them was wrong.

Man consistently eats roommate snacks but gets angry when confronted: ‘He flipped it on me, saying I was being "weirdly possessive" over some stupid snacks and making the vibe in the apartment super awkward’

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Having roommates must be one of the most challenging experiences one can have. I've had many roommate experiences, and whether the person is your best friend, a random stranger, a coworker, or whatever you can imagine, living together is tough.

21-year-old woman throws away the stuff her roommate brought to the house without asking: ‘She started bringing home straight-up trash, for lack of better words. It felt like the apartment was the thrift store.’

Let’s face it, some people are looking to take advantage of others to get their needs met without reciprocating. The dynamic appears perfect to them as long as nobody dares to point it out or ask for something in return. If that happens, they’ll use any strategy to return to the statu

30-year-old woman expects her 30-year-old male best friend to do every romantic relationship activity with her without actually being in a relationship, so he refuses: 'Well she is now inconsolable, saying I am punishing her for not loving me'