First things first, talk to and them hire a divorce lawyer. You really can;t do a legal divorce without one. Get the legal facts and logistics in order (who owns the home, etc). Personally, I would get the divorce papers in order first, and hopefully find someone to stay with (a good friend, trusted family member)…

Sadly, I think you’re right.

That is super shitty and immature, and you shouldn’t have to put up with such nonsense. I had a guy “friend” treat me in a similar manner once, but we were in high school. Grow the fuck up indeed.

He’s 25 - old enough to make his own decisions. You are a grown woman. Your relationship with this former friend should have no impact on your relationship with your son’s girlfriend. Your son’s words about you seem to be pretty on point. Being mean and petty to her will only push your son away.

My holiday weekend actually went really well until yesterday, when one of my friends attempted to turn a casual brunch into a day-long date... This wasn’t the first time he has done this to me and it has never been obvious enough for me to call him out on it, so I’ve just let it go. But yesterday was a different…

Never married, but as a child of divorced parents—whose divorce, involving custody battles—took around TEN YEARS. We begged my dad to leave my mother for years before he got the oldest kids off to college. When I think all of the unhappy years that could have been avoided I want a time machine—so I’m glad you’re…

“This one is clingy with a capital stalker.”

This sounds similar to what one of my older sisters went though a few years ago. She and her ex had become more like roommates than a couple. She sat him down and calmly explained that she felt they needed to separate and listed the reasons why. The process was difficult and painful, especially since they had kids…

A GERMAN listing a nation’s wrongs? That’s pretty damn rich.

First, drop the idea you can do this without pain; it’s never fun to ask for a divorce and this is a huge disruption of your lives. Your goal is to do this without cruelty, which sounds like it’s doable as he is not vicious or hurtful or dangerous.

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While you are all celebrating, I had a brutally frustrating appointment with my family doc re: my kid. He doesn’t seem to trust our psychologist’s diagnosis. But he also has never even heard of selective mutism. I want to get her on Prozac. He’s referring me to pediatrician. There is no child psychiatrist. Well there…

I worked for a very large Silicon Valley company...you should have heard the outrage directed right at the CEO’s face when he announced a new diversity policy that would grant larger referral bonuses for diverse candidates. This guy whined, “That sends the message that you’re worth less because you’re male.” I'm like,…

it was for such a long time, thanks for reminding us!

It reminds me of that time when RBG responded to the question “When will there be enough women on the supreme court?” and she said when there is 9. It caused a mild uproar that women thought we deserved more than half. Men have had more than half for, what, over 200 years? Women take a third for a couple years, and…

Yay! Also, she is on my list of people I would like to have a drink with.

Cue the bros outraged that she’s hiring considering gender and not ‘the best person for the job’.

That’s not her Instagram

I share a name with a location, so my husband bought a shirt with “I’d rather be in (location name)“ on it. I’m with you on these things only being acceptable in the double entendre sense.

I’m confused. Do people think her belly looks large? Are we looking at the same picture?