You Gotta Know How To Push Your Partner’s Buttons
My boyfriend grew up and lives in Australia half the year and Canada the rest. During the health crisis, he is working a temperature checkpoint at his work, which means…[...]
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Soothing The Skittish Cat
My wife and I were long-distance while dating, and between my last visit and when I moved in, she adopted a cat. The cat was so skittish she hid from…[...]
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We Can Sympathize With The Need To Escape Reality, But…
Some years ago, I met a guy. He was kind of cute and we got along well, and we started dating; you know how it goes. He was into Buddhism…[...]
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Not Likely To De-Ice This Relationship
This began around the end of last year. We were de-icing the stairs at work before the ice storm our weather people told us about. My coworker decided he was…[...]
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Time To Make A Reservation For The Living Room Couch
A friend is having a cookout with several people I know and several I don’t know. I am inside with a few other people when a man comes in and…[...]
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Robbing His Own Cradle
I work in an OBGYN office, often answering phones and directing patients’ messages to doctors. To make sure the right patient’s chart is attached to the message, I ask for…[...]
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Time To Transition Out Of This Conversation
It’s been ten years since this incident and I’m still amused and confused by this situation.My friends have invited me to drag night to see their friend sing and dance…[...]
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In The Doghouse Before You Even Get Together
This happens when I am in high school. There is this guy flirting with me. He makes his intention clear, but honestly, I am just trying to get to know…[...]
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Leave It To Ben & Jerry To Make Things Awkward, Part 2
I’m in bed with my girlfriend, reading Not Always Right, and I learn about an ice cream flavor I’ve never heard of before.Me: “So, apparently, there’s a Ben & Jerry’s…[...]
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The Failed Sequel To “Snakes On A Plane”
I’ve been having very vivid dreams lately. One night, I bolt upright in bed, waking up my partner. I scramble for my phone.Partner: “What’s wrong?”Me: “I have to check my…[...]
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Old Flames Going Up In Smoke
Just after my husband and I were married, we lived with his parents while searching for a place of our own. Their house was old and had a few problems.Our…[...]
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Being Drug Along Isn’t So Bad, Right?
My boyfriend has led a much more exciting life than I have. He recently started talking about us going camping, which I’ve never done. We’re planning an upcoming camping trip…[...]
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But The Internet Is Forever
My wife and I have been together for nine years, living together for seven years, and married for almost four years. For the first two years of our relationship, we…[...]
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Leave It To Ben & Jerry To Make Things Awkward, Part 3
I’m at home. A friend is staying with me due to quarantine. While she is on Facebook, she tells me there is a new Ben and Jerry’s flavor called “Netflix…[...]
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Clearly Your Husband’s Not A Scorpio
I thoroughly enjoy a cartoon my husband doesn’t, and I’ve gotten him to watch a few episodes with me. I’ve just told him about a piece of fan-made merch I’ve…[...]
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Not Throwing Away Her Shot (For Some Candy)
My mom has been putting off some shots of medication she needs due to the current health crisis because they can affect her immune system, but she finally decides to…[...]
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Come For The Girls, Stay For The Beer
Back when I was using an online dating service, I made plans to meet up with a girl at a bar. I got there a few minutes early and decided…[...]
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Why Is “NO” Never Good Enough?
I am the only girl working in a comic book shop, so I get a lot of attention from the male customers that come in. Some of them are not…[...]
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Enough To Put You Off Dating Entirely
I’m a woman. After feeling sorry for myself, seeing all of my friends getting married and having kids, I decide to try online dating. I start talking to a seemingly…[...]
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Best To Just Let It Happen
My wife and I are watching a video about entitled people. The story we are watching is about how someone scammed his great aunt with dementia into signing over her…[...]
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Learn It And Learn It Well
My partner and I had a quick registry office wedding last week as our real wedding has been rescheduled to next year. We are now in the process for adjusting…[...]
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You’re Gonna Want Popcorn For This One, Folks
I am a wedding photographer. Usually, my wife comes along and assists me, but for this wedding, she says she has plans to go home and visit with her parents.…[...]
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Our Chief Weapon Is Surprise!
In the time before the plague, my husband and I used to be avid convention attendees. It was fun, both to dress up and see others in costume, and wherever…[...]
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Puss In Boots… But With A Mouse
My boyfriend and I are helping my parents and a couple of aunts and uncles clean out my grandma’s old house so we can put it on the market. Since…[...]
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Gee, It’s Almost Like Those Laws Exist For Similar Reasons
My husband and I are on our way home from somewhere and stop at our local convenience store for a fountain drink. As per recent city bylaw, we are both…[...]
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Drilling This Lesson Home
I’m the handy one. My partner is not.Me: “Hey! There’s an electric drill on sale!”Partner: “So?”Me: “So, it could be helpful when I need to hang things.”Partner: “It’s not worth…[...]
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That Never Stopped Anyone, Buddy
My husband is from England and I live in the USA, so after we get married, we begin the green card process. After about six months, we receive our interview…[...]
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Two’s Company, The Whole Family Tree’s A Crowd
Shortly after finishing college, a boy I am dating invites me to spend a week in New York City with his family. It falls over our three-year anniversary, so he…[...]
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You Can Cash In These Giggle Bucks Again And Again
My husband is tired as it is late and we’ve been traveling most of the day. I didn’t realize how tired he was until this. We always take some cash…[...]
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Clearly Your Husband’s Not A Catholic
I’m the author of and thought I’d offer another gem my darling husband has come up with. To begin with, my husband is definitely very intelligent. He’s just in that…[...]
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What, And We Cannot Stress This Enough, The F***?!
I work at a well-known grocery store, which is where this happens; an important detail is that I always wear bright red lipstick. Another thing is that, even though I’m…[...]
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Cell Phone Laws Exist Because Of People Like Him
My husband and I have just moved to a new town and we are unfamiliar with the area. He is driving and I’m using my phone for the GPS to…[...]
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No One Will Ever Believe You
My boyfriend and I are chatting online about how people have a hard time telling some people apart. Being Korean, I admit to having had trouble telling some Hollywood actors…[...]
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What Part Of “Leave Me Alone” Did You Not Understand?
I am at a coffee shop one afternoon when a man sits down with me. I look up from my book just long enough to see that there are plenty…[...]
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Crossing The Cultural Divide… Kind Of
One of my best friends lives in Germany and is in university. She’s describing a relationship between a classmate of hers and a foreign student from the USA.Friend: “He doesn’t…[...]
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‘Til Death Do Us Part, Unless I Have Cell Service
I’m on an overnight trip with minimal phone usage allowed. I’m desperately missing my girlfriend, so I find somewhere quiet and give her a call, even though it’s nighttime and…[...]
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Quarantine Must Really Be Getting To Her
I’m in the living room on my computer and my wife is asleep in the bedroom. She talks in her sleep a lot.I hear her mumbling.Me: “Honey?”Wife: “How long?”Me: “How…[...]
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He Probably Thinks Women Don’t Fart, Too
I’ve been seeing this guy for about a few weeks when he comes over to my place. We’re sitting on the couch watching a movie, when…Guy: “Hey, you smell different…[...]
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Maybe You And Your Friend Should Work Out A Signal
A friend and I go out to a bar one night. We have some drinks and play some pool, and there are a few guys that we sort of try…[...]
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Time To Bite The Bullet
I’m fifteen, and I’m at a family dinner at my grandparents’ place. The conversation rolls around to my relatives’ time in the army. Every male in Singapore has to serve…[...]
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The Sweetest Serial Killer
My girlfriend and I have been dating for several months. She’s been in some bad relationships before and is worried because I’m “too nice.” She keeps wondering if I have…[...]
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Making A Clean Getaway
Two other people and I are a team that clean people’s houses for my maid service job in a very affluent neighborhood. The thing about The Help is that we…[...]
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Let’s Hope It Ends With Dessert, Not Divorce
I am a waitress in a fine-dining restaurant. A couple comes in and are sat by the hostess. I notice that their body language is cool; they are sat close…[...]
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When You Marry A Toddler
When my husband is upset, he doesn’t think logically. I turn the TV off by pressing the power button instead of using the remote, mainly because the remote has been…[...]
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Time To Bite The Bullet, Part 2
As there was another story about recently, I feel that I should submit my own story on it.Through the two years of mandatory military service (NS), most of us have…[...]
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Totally Estúpido! Part 14
I just boarded the airplane with my significant other traveling on vacation. The flight attendant is attempting to explain to an Asian couple that doesn’t speak English that they can’t…[...]
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Just Wait Until You Get To The 420
My husband and I are driving along Highway 520 near Seattle. I grew up in the area and he didn’t, so I’m not sure if he knows that once we…[...]
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As They Say, It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
I’m in a fast food restaurant when I see a man walking to a table with a paper tray of Mexican food and a beer.Man: “It is after twelve noon.…[...]
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Sometimes Life Gives You Lemons
My wife has two cats, and they are very well taken care of. We often joke that they eat better than us some days and more often, it’s not really…[...]
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Time To Bite The Bullet, Part 3
Anyone up for another Potong Jalan story?After a day of soldiering, my section likes to sit down in bunk and play trading cards. One of my sectionmates likes using a…[...]
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You Could Always Walk Home
While on my way to the airport to pick up my boyfriend, I get stuck in heavy traffic after a semi rolls on the road, blocking all but one lane.…[...]
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When You Don’t Even Know What You Don’t Know
My husband is a mechanical engineer. He has been working from home lately, and he’s really enjoying it, for the most part. It is my day off, and I have…[...]
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Next Step Is A Giant Neon Sign
I’m notorious for forgetting where I’ve left my car in a car park. I literally leave the car park and the location of my car is just deleted from my…[...]
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Un-Beer-Lievably Unromantic
For Christmas one year, I make my niece’s partner a personalised drink can holder using a photo of their daughter. I put a can of beer in it before giving…[...]
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Last Christmas, I Gave You My Heart
It’s the night before Christmas Eve at around 11:00 pm and I’ve arrived home after a long day at work, totally exhausted. I’m walking the stairs up to the apartment…[...]
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Making A Song And Dance About Your Relationship
During the last three months, my husband has spent more time on his computer than usual. He sometimes apologizes, and he says he is too busy with something unspecified. I…[...]
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Slippering That One Right Past Her
My wife has been eying up these popular — and normally expensive — slippers for months. As it’s Christmas, I buy a pair and have them wrapped up ready. I…[...]
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Sing For The Joy Of Singing
I love to sing, but from a young age, I’ve been told that I’m not good at it and I shouldn’t sing by multiple people, including my dad and brothers.…[...]
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Everyone Loves A Repeat Offender
I’m a manager at a video game store. I’m working with my coworker today, since it’s a busy weekend. As a woman, I’m used to occasional degrading comments but nothing…[...]
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There’s One In Every Relationship
While dropping off my kids at my mother’s for a sleepover, I get a text from my husband of eighteen years that says, “You know, I would be lost without…[...]
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How Dare Women Exist In Public?!
When we are still dating, my husband gets tickets to the local NFL team game. Like all arenas and public venues, the seats are mashed in to make room for…[...]
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Read The (Hospital) Room, Buddy!
My father has high blood pressure, and from time to time, he experiences prolonged nosebleeds. If the bleeding lasts longer than twenty minutes, he must be taken to the hospital.…[...]
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“Legal” Doesn’t Mean “Not Creepy”
I am eighteen and have recently graduated high school when I decide to go to a local anime and comic convention. It’s worth noting that I’m only five feet tall…[...]
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Trust Should Go Both Ways
My boyfriend and I settle down to watch a movie. We live together and have had no trust issues until now.Boyfriend: “So… there’re some things on your computer that I…[...]
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The Worst Kind Of Wedgie
I make the mistake of not putting my new underwear in a lingerie bag when I wash them in the washing machine. I should’ve washed them by hand, in hindsight.…[...]
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Sleep Cannot Stop Our Love!
I am unable to sleep and am reading a book on my phone. My boyfriend has been asleep beside me for two hours. Suddenly, he jerks and makes what sounds…[...]
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Didn’t You Learn To Use Your Words In Kindergarten?
My boyfriend and I are at a friend’s house when we witness this interaction. My friend’s boyfriend grabs her bra strap and pulls it. In response, she turns around and…[...]
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Morning Sickness For Everyone!
My fiancée and I both have a weird sense of humor. It’s what drew us to each other. One night, we’re both lying in bed, about to go to sleep,…[...]
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Sew A Patch On This Marriage
I’ve recently picked up embroidery. I have a hard time using my full-sized scissors on the thread, so I look for my small ones and find them in the spare…[...]
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I Prefer Dean, Personally
I live with my boyfriend. I also talk in my sleep. One night, I dream that I am making love to my TV crush, and I must be extra talky…[...]
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Boyfriend.exe Has Stopped Working
My boyfriend and I are about to go into the living room to watch a movie. He’s standing at the door waiting. I’m changing from flip flops into socks and…[...]
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This Sounds Like A Fair Deal To Us
My wife cooks; I clean up after. It’s a system that works really well for us, as she hates doing the washing up and I find basic cooking dull.Occasionally, I…[...]
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Those Meds Will Turn You Into A Real Joker
Due to stupidity on my part, I’m having to deal with intense pain in my jaw from a cracked tooth which is preventing me from sleeping. As there are weeks…[...]
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We Get The Feeling He Knows Where He Stands
Me: *In an increasingly silly voice* “I love you! I love you! I looove yooouu!”Husband: *From the other room* “I love you, too!”Me: *Quietly, to the dog* “Shoot. Should we…[...]
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Time To Cor-go And Sleep On The Couch
I’m eight months pregnant and have noticed throughout my pregnancy that my two dogs and my boyfriend have gotten progressively needier.I was already in bed sleeping with the dogs when…[...]
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You Can’t Just Go Around Licking People’s Bean Bags!
My husband has a padded tray he uses for his laptop. Noticing it’s damp, he sighs and turns to our dog.Husband: “You’ve been licking my bean bag, haven’t you?”I dissolve…[...]
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Sometimes That’s All It Takes
My wife and I text while she is at work. I receive this message.Wife: “Today hasn’t been a good day. :(”A few minutes later: Wife: “Oh, it got a bit better.…[...]
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How Were They A Tease?! HOW?!
I’m about eighteen. An old friend is moving away and is having a going-away party. A lot of friends I haven’t seen in a long time show up, so we’re…[...]
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This Relationship Doesn’t Sound Like A Party
I’m a woman and one of my best friends is a man. We tend to make pretty crude jokes to each other. One day, I find a truly awful piece…[...]
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Take Care Of Your Partner. Period.
My period has never been regular or predictable, so I try to have supplies on hand at all times. My boyfriend helpfully purchases a small cabinet for his room and…[...]
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They Don’t Know. But I Know.
I work in a small, locally-owned toy shop in a little college town; however, we have a lot of down-to-earth people and families.A couple comes in with three kids and…[...]
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Washing The Misogyny Right Out Of Him
When my aunt and uncle get married, around 1970, my uncle makes the unfortunately typical male assumption that my aunt will be doing all the housework, even though both of…[...]
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These Puns Are Criminal
My husband and I are lying in bed, having our usual pre-sleep recap of our days.Husband: “[Boss] was giving us an overview of the candidates coming in for interviews. He…[...]
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Haven’t You Heard Of Tinder?
I’m at work when my company cell phone rings; it’s an unfamiliar number. I pick up and a man is on the line. He apparently does not hear the voice…[...]
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How To Start A Pillow Fight In Six Words Or Less
My family is taking a redeye flight across the country. The plane has a two-five-two seating configuration and I am sitting on the side with our older daughter while my…[...]
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Just Wait For All This To Blow Over
Me: “If I was bitten by a zombie, what would you do?”Husband: “Shhhhh… Wait? What kind of zombie? Shaun Of The Dead, World War Z or Night Of The Living…[...]
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Things Are About To Get Heated
My boyfriend has recently gotten a new stove in his home, finally replacing the previous model from the 1980s. He has read the instruction booklet and is absolutely thrilled to…[...]
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Love Is Blind To Only So Much
My friend sets me up on a blind date with a friend of hers. She describes her as a good match for me so I agree to go.On the date,…[...]
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You Must Be New Here
Husband: “What is your email address?”Me: “First initial, last name, and the month and day of my birthday.”Husband: “How do you spell that?”[...]
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I Think I Read A Fanfiction Like This Once
I’m an out-and-proud lesbian. I left the closet at age six and never looked back.My best friend and I have been BFFs since we were toddlers, and my parents basically…[...]
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The Only Thing Blowing Up Is Your Relationship
I’m on a trip to London with my girlfriend. We’re on the tube. I’m reading; she’s on her phone. Someone sits down opposite us, who happens to be a Muslim…[...]
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Too Much Sugar Isn’t Good For You
I make a post on a website explaining that I’ve lost my job, asking for donations to help me cut down on debt while I search for a job and…[...]
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Bad Translations Will Undo Close-Knit Families
A knitting pattern and some wool I ordered arrive.Me: *To my boyfriend* “Crap. The pattern is exclusively in French. Do we know anyone who knits and speaks French?”Boyfriend: “Why? You…[...]
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Somebody’s Being A Real Tool Here
I do a lot of work around the house — repairs and DIY. I have been thinking about building some fitted wardrobes, so when my wife keeps pushing me for…[...]
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Money/Family Matters
My wife and I had similar upbringings but grew up with very different approaches to money. I save and am very risk-averse; she spends and enjoys it. We complement each…[...]
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Crossing The Line From Hangry To Unacceptable
My boyfriend is about seven inches taller than me and much broader. We are on a six-hour car journey and we stop at a service station to get some petrol…[...]
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A Tough Drink To Swallow
My last relationship was beyond bad; he was all sorts of abusive and controlling. At one point, I had the strength to break up with him, but then we got…[...]
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Whatever Happened To, “Hi, Nice To Meet You”?
I’m in a coffee shop drinking a coffee, and some guy approaches my table with a glowing smile like he has spotted a close friend.Guy: “Jamie! What’s up? Long time,…[...]
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Some Guys Just Say The Wrong Name In Bed
My boyfriend and I are lying in bed in his very small apartment, having just been intimate. Suddenly, he bolts upright and screams:Boyfriend: “CHICKEN!”He did it with such ferocity and…[...]
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Protesting Too Much, Huh?
I’m at a convention with my boyfriend. He’s been rather nasty as of late but he’s been okay at the convention. I’ve cosplayed a character that has very pale skin…[...]
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