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'He is brave enough to hold still to let me start petting': From porch visits to purrs, one patient hooman earns a stray black cat's trust and love

Sarah Brown

Bride-to-be Lila uninvites her best friend because she refuses to splurge $2,300, excluding flights, on a five-night luxury Tulum bachelorette trip: ‘I haven’t talked to her since. It’s been three months’

Etai Eshet

'He totally lacks any response to affection': After adopting a ex-working pup, this pawrent learns her shepherd’s love doesn't look the way she expected

Sarah Brown

'Feels so personal and painful': Man considers skipping his brother’s wedding after being blindsided by the news that his brother is marrying his ex-girlfriend of two years, parents claim he's being selfish and immature

Emma Saven

'I've never seen it be necessary before': Caring pawrent rethinks claw trimming after senior kitty keeps turning blankets into snag traps

Sarah Brown

'I’m not sure if he’ll ever adjust to being an indoor cat': A patient rescuer helps a 5-year-old feral find comfort, trust, and the simple joy of life inside

Sarah Brown

'Started paying closer attention': Man notices his food disappearing and being oddly replaced with similar items, sets trap with a marked bag of chips, confirming his roommate, Jake, is secretly eating his food and using his Costco discount to replace it

Emma Saven

28-year-old son discovers his parents have taken out 3 student loans in his name without permission, 25-year-old girlfriend demands he reports it as fraud: 'My credit score just dropped tremendously'

Emma Saven

‘Out of nowhere, I get a DM from a girl saying she’s dating Jake, I didn’t respond’: 26-year-old wonders if she should have warned her 28-year-old ex Jake’s new girlfriend about his toxic behavior after seeing history repeat itself

Etai Eshet

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

Emma Saven

'He loves the cat more than me': Wife struggles for space and sleep as husband refuses to ban their 17-year-old cat from the bed, leaving love and loyalty tangled in the sheets

Sarah Brown

'Was she snooping on him?': Daughter works remotely at dad's house while he's away, caught off guard when his girlfriend shows up unannounced, claims she forgot her wallet, then spends 45 minutes lingering in his bedroom, daughter debates telling him

Emma Saven

22-year-old daughter refuses to go on family trip, after her family tells her she can bring her girlfriend, and then suddenly uninvites her days before leaving, claiming they wanted it to be “only family”

Emma Saven

‘Our wishes were blatantly dismissed’: Couple's one “child-free” wedding rule ignored, when two family members bring their 9-month-old baby and three other children aged 5-12, disregarding clear instructions on invitation, coordinator demands they leave

Emma Saven

'He said it's normal cat behavior and that we can't change it': First-time pawrent and her cat-savvy partner clash on training, but love and patience might calm the kitten claws

Sarah Brown

'He is relentless, stubborn, and too smart for his own good.': Cat owner’s struggle to control a feline’s destructive temper tantrums is compounded by the cat's unwavering will, forcing the owner to seek specialized advice to manage the outbursts

Laurent Shinar