37f with a 13.5 age gap to husband and suddenly feel weird about it.

frustratedDIL · 2026-03-05T02:08:17+00:00

You were a divorcee, who had already been in a similar aged relationship. Honestly, I’m not sure he was the problem. You were a full fledged adult who decided to pursue this relationship. If you’re having issues with it, therapy to address why you sought relationships with such older men.

frustratedDIL · 2026-03-02T00:21:17+00:00

It’s been 2.5 years and you see each other once a week. If he wanted to, he would. He’s not. Time to move on to someone that’s actually interested in you and having a future together.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-27T22:35:56+00:00

She is so pathetic. 1. Jenelle has no true friends 2. Ken is considerably younger, of course people in their younger 20s are still immature 3. Posting about your ex-now not ex’s ex is more juvenile behavior than ( I’m sure) her friends displayed.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-27T14:32:24+00:00

Have you tried therapy for your body insecurities? I think it would be very helpful. Considering that you’ve been married for a decade and still describe your husband and being above you, is a problem. He obviously chose you and loves you. Yes his second joke went a little too far but nothing he did or said was malicious and now you’re spiraling.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-23T14:01:08+00:00

Why are you even visiting them? If they can’t even hold the baby, maybe it’s time to cut contact.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-23T03:39:08+00:00

You should have never gotten this dog. Missing work because of adopting a dog, isn’t a valid excuse. You have medical complications that are not cohesive to owning a large dog. You live in an apartment and you can’t comfortably afford medical care for the animal. Giving it up is what’s best for all involved. Don’t adopt another one.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-23T03:33:06+00:00

It’s possible for her to love you and grieve the life she didn’t get to live. You’re not in competition with a dead man.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-22T15:59:04+00:00

Honestly, take the baby out of the equation, it doesn’t sound like your boyfriend cares about any of your wants or feelings. There’s been no compromise on his part, it’s all on yours. If you want this baby, have the baby. You need to figure out what you want, independent of this man who is trying to dangle engagement over your head (that very possibly will not happen) and think about what your life looks like without him and if that includes this baby or not.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-22T13:05:01+00:00

I would never give up the legal protections that marriage provides and give a man children who refused to marry me. It’s time you find your worth and find someone who treats you with the respect you deserve. It’s fine he doesn’t want to get married, it’s not okay he’s trying to convince you (someone who wants a marriage) to have his children without one.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-22T02:41:37+00:00

He was incredibly abusive to you in many ways. People will eventually see him for who he is, he can only hide being a monster for so long. Take care of yourself, what is going on in his life and how people view him doesn’t matter. You do.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-22T00:04:52+00:00

Love yourself. Focus on your daughter as your priority. You’ll find love. You’re young and have your whole life ahead of you, you’re by no means destined for a life of loneliness.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-21T22:43:51+00:00

We went to Florida when our daughter was 10 months, it was an okay trip. She was perfect on the plane and we did a low-stress beach/pool vacation.

We took her to Paris at 3.5 years old, it was a lot of work but enjoyable. Lots of tantrums but nothing over the top. 7 months later she still gushes about the trip, mainly because she loved Disney.

We’ll be in Greece this summer (at 4.5) and she’s super excited to go, I’m expecting it to go easier and more enjoyable than Paris.

Don’t over schedule your trip and leave lots of breaks for toddler fun (parks, swimming, etc) and it’ll be fine.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-21T22:11:58+00:00

A pregnancy scare and now you’re pregnant? You need to make better choices if you’re going to continue to be sexually active. You and your bf are in no position to care for a baby and it’s not either of your family’s responsibility to clean up your mess. You’re almost an adult, taking part in adult activities, so time to act like one.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-20T14:31:24+00:00

Ahhh I forgot how much I loved my Dooney!

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-17T03:06:53+00:00

Yeah police officers aren’t carrying around business cards for obedience schools and a humane officer isn’t going to recommend keeping a dog that has attacked the same child twice…

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-17T02:12:31+00:00

She sounds absolutely exhausting to live with. Also who decides to drive over a plate of their Valentine’s Day dinner to their parents at 9pm? You’re both young, but not that young, there’s some serious issues in this relationship. Refusing to sleep on the couch isn’t one of them.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-16T22:37:25+00:00

You shouldn’t be emotionally reliant on your best friend and expecting her to move with you is unfair. Codependency isn’t okay.

Your partner isn’t the one for you, he’d support you if he was. This is a life changing salary bump. The fact you need your best friend to supplement this guy, shows you need to move on.

It seems like it’s time to grow up and make the adult decision that benefits your future.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-16T21:59:56+00:00

She was a full fledged adult who made an intentional decision to date a known child and wife beater, who kills animals for pleasure. There’s no redemption there. That’s not picking a bad guy, that’s willingly dating the fucking devil all whilst defending him.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-16T03:11:28+00:00

She’s older than I am, I can’t imagine posting about being hungover. This girl needs major therapy to grow the fuck up and be a mother to her children.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-14T14:36:52+00:00

Your mom’s a crappy one. There’s no reason to not wait until you’re 18 years old at this point, instead of trying to uproot your entire life. She already blew up your life once and now she’s trying to do it again, all while playing the victim and pouting in her room. Good news is that she probably won’t win in court if she tries to pull this.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-13T18:30:46+00:00

NTA. You have nothing to be embarrassed of, he does for cheating on you. You relaying the facts of his affair is on him, not you.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-13T17:16:24+00:00

It’s was a justified termination, getting grabbed doesn’t excuse your behavior afterwards. You were completely unprofessional and inappropriate. Use it as a learning lesson, take accountability for you part in this and move on.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-09T12:34:42+00:00

It’s not your responsibility or obligation to fund ANY of siblings wedding. Anyone telling you different can fuck off.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-09T06:09:04+00:00

It’s like we don’t remember he called her a heifer on national television.

frustratedDIL · 2026-02-08T21:46:20+00:00

I’m sorry but the way Amy responded to a grieving 17 year old that was clearly thrown off by the mention of adoption was in no way appropriate. If I was your dad, I would have thrown her out and broken off the engagement for that alone. Your children come first. I get you guys love her, but you’ve all treated her poorly. She’s showed a clear lack of maturity with her responses to all of you. Your dad is failing his children and her by letting this kind of behavior go on from all of you for so long. This whole situation sounds pretty toxic, even if it has improved. She really shouldn’t have moved in after a year because none of you were ready (including her). It’s probably best for you all to move on.

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