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A man and his wife are approaching their 5th wedding anniversary. To celebrate the special occasion, he made some special plans for the day. A day before the anniversary, his parents called him with an emergency, they had to go out of town to visit a sick relative. So instead of spending the day with his wife on their anniversary, they wanted him to babysit his nine-year-old sister instead. (source)

Having nieces and nephews can be so much fun and fulfilling. It definitely comes with its challenges too like having patience to deal with difficult behaviors, or enduring frustrating conversations; but at the end of the day, having these bonds with them is worth all of it. But what happens when the bonds are a little too deep?

Whenever we talk of mending relationships with our parents, it can bring on a mixed bag of emotions. We may harbor feelings of resentment, anger, and even sadness when thinking of the past and how our parents have treated us growing up. Many families might even need therapy to help mend the relationship that was broken.

Is it healthy to have competition in relationships? It can be natural to want to outdo your partner at something, but when it turns into an obsession and leads to hurt feelings, it can become a problem. A man explains his situation on Reddit.

As our kids grow up, it makes sense to have some house rules when their boyfriends or girlfriends come over. But there is a time to loosen the reins a little bit. Or at least that is what a woman and her husband thought when her parents told them they had to sleep in separate rooms. She took to Reddit (that has sense been deleted) to explain what happened.

Food allergies can be scary and life threatening. That's why this woman decided not to cook for her brother's stepdaughter. With one wrong cross-contamination, the young girl could be sent to the hospital. That knowledge was enough to keep the woman from making the stepdaughter a plate and buying her take-out instead. However, her brother didn't quite appreciate the measure of safety she was taking.

It's no surprise that being pregnant can be both a joyful and difficult experience—it changes our day-to-day lives in innumerable ways! Doing all of the extra work that comes with preparing for a baby can come with its fair share of stress, but it doesn't have to: having help from a partner during pregnancy can make the entire ordeal much more bearable. But what do you do when the person helping you is also helping someone else?

Dating outside of your culture is definitely a tricky endeavor. Not only do you have to get to know someone and their personality, but you have to learn about the practices and values that are different from yours.

Nobody wants to get close to someone who doesn't take care of their hygiene and most people would rather dump their date than be seen with someone with poor hygiene. Good hygiene can put people at ease and lasts much longer than physical attractiveness or fast talking. Plus, it shows that you care about the impression you make and have respect for yourself; traits that all potential partners find desirable.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. I fell in love with a coworker. By the way, never fall in love with a coworker. It's bad news. I ought to know; I've done it more than once.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. My husband and I worked together briefly. In fact, we met at work. When we worked together, we had the same shift, so we rode to work together in the same car. At the end of the shift, we rode home together, also in the same car. We spent coffee breaks together, and we spent lunch breaks together, and I know it sounds like a lot of togetherness, but bear with me. There's a point.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a client, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. When two people wed, they aren't just marrying each other - they're inheriting a new family. Their union brings two families together, with all their traditions and quirks, to create a unique and different connection.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. I've always been a jealous person. So when a woman I'd never seen before stopped my husband on the street to ask him to light her cigarette, I felt my stomach clench.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a family member, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. If you've ever rented out your house to tenants, you know they can be, shall we say, out of the ordinary. My parents learned that lesson the hard way when they bought a three-family home for us to live in and began renting out the top two tenements to strangers.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. Christmas is the time of year when families get together to be joyful and happy. Who doesn't enjoy seeing family and friends for any special occasion?

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. From what I'm about to tell you, you might imagine my husband and I were a match made in heaven. Nothing could have been further from the truth, but we did have something in common.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. I got married at nineteen, and I got divorced at twenty-four. I've never considered getting remarried since my divorce. I am happily divorced, far happier than I could ever be married.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. My boyfriend liked having other people do things for him. Whenever his parents said they were going to the market, he gave them a list of things to pick up for him.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. I dated a man who was extremely bossy. He didn't hide who he was in the beginning. His true colors were visible right up front.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. It was an uncommonly warm day in September, and it was my last day as a single woman. I was both an adult and a child, getting married at the age of nineteen. Legal to wed, just not advisable. It was one of the worst decisions of my life, but that's the subject of many other stories.