My close friend started dating someone a few months ago. Every time we go out, she's rude to staff: snapping at waiters, complaining loudly, once making a young server nearly cry. Over coffee, just the two of u…
6.2203 ratings Rate it →Every summer my wife's best friend from university visits for three weeks. She sleeps on our sofa-bed in the living room, which is also where I work from home. This year I have a huge project and told my wife I…
4.2242 ratings Rate it →A colleague who does the exact same job asked me what I earn. I told her. Turned out she earns noticeably less, even though she's been here longer. She went to our manager and asked for a raise, mentioning she…
7.4222 ratings Rate it →My parents divorced when I was 12. My father remarried a year later. My stepmother was cold to me for most of my teenage years. Never cruel, but clear that I was a guest in their house. I'm getting married in f…
4.7239 ratings Rate it →I hosted my birthday at home. Cooked for 12 people: biryani, starters, a cake from a nice bakery. It cost a lot. In the group invite I wrote 'Party at mine! $15 each to cover food 🙂'. Nobody said anything. At t…
4.2230 ratings Rate it →First date at a nice restaurant. When the waiter came she said, 'We'll have the fish for both of us, and a bottle of the white.' I don't like fish and I don't drink. I said, 'Oh, actually I'll have the pasta, a…
7.3193 ratings Rate it →Overnight flight, 9 hours. After the meal service, I reclined my seat fully. That's what it's for, and I needed to sleep. The man behind me, very tall, asked me to put it up. I said I'd put it up halfway, which…
4.8233 ratings Rate it →At a party, my friend took a photo of me mid-laugh, eyes half shut, double chin. I asked her right there to delete it. She laughed and said it was 'cute'. The next day it was on her public Instagram with 800 fo…
5.5207 ratings Rate it →Married 12 years, two kids. For my 40th, I want to spend five days alone in the mountains: walking, reading, sleeping. I've never done a trip alone in my life. I arranged everything: my sister will help with sc…
6.6255 ratings Rate it →In a team meeting, my lead announced we'd deliver a new feature in two weeks. Our honest estimate was six. He'd agreed the date with the client without asking us. I said, in front of eight people: 'With respect…
5.0233 ratings Rate it →My parents pushed me towards medicine my whole life. I got in. After the first year I was miserable and switched to a music degree at the same university. I didn't tell them for a full year because I was scared…
6.5217 ratings Rate it →Morning commute, packed train, 40 minutes. A man near me was watching videos on his phone at full volume, no headphones. After 15 minutes I said, 'Excuse me, would you mind turning it down a bit, or using headp…
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