# Trouble relationship
Woman scolds elderly impaired husband for disobeying
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand, used with permission. The other day my partner and I were driving through Bishop, a small city in the middle of California when we decided to have lunch at a famous Dutch bakery called Schat’s.
My entitled boyfriend demanded an allowance because I made more money than he did
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. In 2011, I dated a wealthy man who was taking a break from his career to work part-time in the hospitality industry. While his savings account was plump, his weekly paycheck was weak.
My friend's Tinder date fell asleep on her sofa for 3 days: they've been together ever since
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by my friend, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. My friend and her partner met on Tinder. It almost didn't happen, but she's glad it did. Today, they are one of the happiest couples I know, and they are proud parents of a baby boy.
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I refused to cook dinner for my husband after he threw a pot of boiling pasta on the floor
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. When I was a newlywed, I cooked a handful of favorite recipes in the kitchen on a regular basis. I wasn't the best cook, but these four dishes came out delicious every time. I tried to use that to my advantage by cooking them often.
Woman horrified when husband invites affair partner to live with them
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by my coworker, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. He didn't even ask his wife first. Just about two decades ago, I had a coworker who was deeply in love with her husband. Spouses should be deeply in love with each other. That wasn’t the problem. The problem was her husband was in love with someone else. She just didn’t know it yet.
My grandmother was horrified when she caught my grandfather dancing in a crowd of women
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by my mother, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. My mother recently told me about the festivals she and her family attended when she was a child. People flocked to these local festivals not only for the food but also for the singing and dancing, which included heavy audience participation.
My boyfriend refused to date me until he checked my credit score
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. Fifteen years ago, I met a man at work. We both worked for the financial services sector. So I shouldn't have felt surprised when he asked me about my credit score.
Woman horrified when she finds out about husband's secret son
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a family friend, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. A family friend recently shared a painful memory. She is in her sixties now, but when she was a young child she learned she had a secret brother. Her father instructed her not to tell her mother. Of course, she did tell her mother.
Man blocks wife's car to keep her from job interview
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I witnessed firsthand; used with permission. My mother was the typical 1960s housewife. She cooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and she cleaned the house from top to bottom every day. My mother handled the bills and the checking account. She did the laundry and ironed all of my father's clothes right down to the fresh, clean, white handkerchief that she placed in the pocket of his pants every morning before he left for work.
My grandfather was shocked when my grandmother’s dress shrank in the rain
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by my mother, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. He didn't know what to think when he saw his usually modest wife wearing that ruined dress.
My grandmother was horrified when my grandfather's bargain toilet paper turned out to be paper towels
They clogged all the pipes in the entire three-family house. My grandparents moved to the United States from a small fishing village on an island in the Atlantic Ocean where toilet paper was not a thing. They had never even seen a roll of toilet paper until they moved to the U.S.A.
My mother was horrified when my father went to his girlfriend's funeral
*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by my mother who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. My parents have been married for more than half a century. Throughout my parents' marriage, my father has had numerous affairs.