dating fails

‘I literally froze. Because that’s my ex. Like my actual ex’: Roommate brings her new situationship home without realizing it is actually her housemate’s ex, leaving the housemate wondering whether to warn her or stay quiet

Etai Eshet

Wife ends 28 years of marriage after husband retires early, but leaves her carrying all the bills, moving house, and handling family crises: ‘He promised me when I moved up here that he would always take care of things’

Etai Eshet

‘I can barely afford to get by at the new place on my own’: Grad student moves away for school, stops paying for groceries at fiancé’s place because her budget can’t cover it anymore, but the engineer fiancé doesn’t take it well

Etai Eshet

‘If she's choosing him over a friendship of 10 years, then maybe we're not as close as I thought’: 29-year-old Jade uninvites her best friend from their "all-women" Montreal trip because she invited her new boyfriend, Ethan, who feels left out

Etai Eshet

‘Excuse me, can you not stand like that in front of my husband?’: Jealous wife scolds grocery shopper in leggings and a hoodie for “distracting” her husband, turning a quick bread run into a petty public scene

Etai Eshet

29-year-old gets big raise, and her unemployed fiancé keeps saying “we” when referring to her income, pushing her to demand credit: ‘He didn’t get a raise. He’s between jobs right now. I’ve been covering most expenses for months’

Etai Eshet

Woman goes on first date with 26-year-old, Brad, but after a great night together, he abruptly storms out the next morning when realizing her dreamy green eyes were actually colored contacts, calling her a catfish: 'It's the same as using makeup'

Emma Saven

‘Someone's gotta keep the lights on’: Man pays full $2,800 rent and covers every expense, working 70-hour workweeks in cybersecurity, while girlfriend contributes $200 monthly and complains about him never being around

Etai Eshet

21-year-old girlfriend continually suggests dumping older boyfriend after any disagreement, she then guilt trips him when he breaks up with her: 'I'm starting to wonder if this is some form of manipulation'

Briana Viser

‘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

‘You need to learn some respect’: Teen and his entitled mother ruin couple’s movie date night after they ask the teenager to stop filming in the theater

Etai Eshet

‘I’ve got three brunch invites next month and someone offered to fly me to Aspen’: Woman introduces two bored rich kids at a fundraiser, they click immediately, and their parents decide she’s now a matchmaker for the elite

Etai Eshet

‘I took off the ring, told him it was over, and that he needed to move out’: 37-year-old Tom demands his rich fiancée buy a bigger house and put it 50-50 in both names, drops a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum, and immediately regrets it

Etai Eshet

‘I have my own bills and credit card debts to pay’: 33-year-old woman refuses to cover her 38-year-old boyfriend’s full bills after five months of “no prospect in sight” post‑graduation job search

Etai Eshet

‘She made me feel like the villain for respecting her wishes’: 29-year-old scolds her 32-year-old boyfriend for skipping a 3 a.m. airport pickup she repeatedly refused and even bought a bus ticket for

Etai Eshet

‘She messaged me angrily, saying that because of me, people judge her’: 19-year-old vents about a tough breakup to a friend, the story spreads, and his ex complains about the backlash

Etai Eshet