Instagram Ending any relationship, especially a marriage or a commitment to a long-term partner, is hard and never taken lightly. But while such relationships may sometimes end with a cataclysmic bang, more often than not that big event is the result of many, many smaller events that led to something far more dramatic. In a...
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My Husband's ADHD Makes Me The Default Parent, & It Doesn't Feel Fair
StudioKreativa/Getty Images My husband and I have been together for over a decade, and married for more than half of that. While no marriage is perfect, he is about as supportive and loving a partner as one could have. Whether it’s pursuing a job, dealing with pregnancy, or helping parent our daughter, I couldn’t ask...
Wife Feels Slighted After Husband Buys A Vaccum For Her 50th Birthday
urbazon/E+/Getty Images Here at Scary Mommy, we don’t like to encourage waste. For example, if your jeans are ripped, don’t throw them out and buy new ones: learn to patch them! Don’t dump those leftovers in the bin: make a concerted effort to eat them instead of buying lunch at a fast food place. But...
Domestic Labor Is Not The Same As Investing In Your Relationship
Instagram / @geebungalow If you and your partner had children, and your relationship stayed exactly the same, you should probably sell an advice book. For most people, adding kids to the equation can change a relationship drastically — and that’s to be expected when you suddenly have a bunch of little people’s lives in your...



