Life Stories - Page 5

my wife left me for weeks and confessed to being unfaithful for four years “because she was bored,” and now she wants to come back.
My wife and I have been married for 17 years, together since high school. We have three daughters. Three days ago, my wife came home from work, frantic...

they set me up and got me fired… and that’s how they ended up facing divorce, prison time, and even deportations.
I used to work at an upscale restaurant in Chicago. For three and a half years, I made myself indispensable. Starting as a server, I learned every department...

my dad and stepmom planned to have me move out so my expecting stepsister could take over my house — I stood my ground, and they still tried to force it.
My self-centered and usually absent father has recently discovered how much I earn. Shockingly, he has decided the solution to his problems is to kick me out of...

my wife left while I was taking care of my ill father, but after he left me a fortune in his will, she returned wanting to reconcile.
My father was dying. For years, his kidneys had been failing, but now, at the end, he needed dialysis twice a week. He was weak, lonely since my...

my former wife, who left our family years ago, came to my door with another man’s child, saying she wanted us to be a “family” again. I refused and closed the door.
My ex-wife, Angela, and I met in our mid-20s. We married after two years and soon had our first daughter. Those early years were happy. But everything changed...

my parents pressured me to slim down for my sister’s wedding, but after my transformation they struggled with my success.
Growing up, I was always an overweight child. My size wasn’t just a number on a scale; it was a social label, a constant, unavoidable fact of my...

my wife was seeing two men behind my back, so I made sure they all faced the consequences.
My question is this: what would you do if you walked in on the wife you trusted implicitly, making love to two other men on your own bed?...

we were making fun of my husband at a neighborhood party until he stood up and said our marriage was over for good.
My name is Lisa, I’m twenty-four, and my husband, Jack, is twenty-six. We met in college and have been married for three years. I never imagined I’d be...

my family abandoned me in favor of my sister’s success, now she’s pleading for help as the family business goes under.
I never imagined I’d be broadcasting my life story online, but here I am. At thirty-two, my world was upended in a way I could never have foreseen....

Planned a surprise trip for my family, but my sister tried to claim it as hers and wanted me out. I canceled her ticket and enjoyed the trip. Now she’s calling me every day asking for help.
I come from what you’d call a close-knit family, but that term does a lot of heavy lifting. It’s me, my younger brother, and my younger sister, Bonnie....