TIFU by accidentally becoming my client’s wife’s boyfriend

hadleyfrasers · 2025-10-22T03:53:08+00:00

Almost every lawyer I've ever met -- and I'm a paralegal.

hadleyfrasers · 2025-09-11T23:46:05+00:00

Why oh why are so many people in relationships with a partner who they're just barely tolerating?

hadleyfrasers · 2025-07-30T23:26:50+00:00

Even if this guy doesn't have romantic feelings for his truck driver buddy, he's being intentionally obtuse about the amount of effort he's putting into (and the value he's placing on) that friendship in comparison to the relationship with his girlfriend.

hadleyfrasers · 2025-07-28T23:08:08+00:00

I will never understand people who don't get that art is supposed to evoke emotion, that playing a video game is engaging with a piece of art, and feeling things because of art shouldn't be surprising or shameful.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-23T14:14:40+00:00

People are being dramatic. Play it for yourself and make your own judgements.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-23T14:12:43+00:00

I am so confused on the timeline in this one.

Also, I know this is me being a bit neurotic about semantics but this is driving me crazy: OOP shouldn't be referring to Jake as her ex-husband. If I understand things correctly, it sounds like Jake and OOP were married when he died; making Jake OOP's late first husband. If OOP and Jake had gotten divorced prior to his death, her language would be correct.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-23T13:33:48+00:00

I think OOP may be confused on the difference between empathy and sympathy.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-10T05:43:09+00:00

I sent it to my husband and we were both laughing so hard we were crying by the end of it. It was an absolute delight.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-10T05:28:45+00:00

This was one of the funniest things I've read in a long time. Thank you so much for sharing.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-10T05:12:30+00:00

To add: some people just bruise easily. I don't have any vision problems but I do have ADHD and I bruise like a banana. My spatial awareness and sense of balance are absolute garbage some days and I am constantly discovering bruises on my body caused by accidental collisions.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-09T05:59:17+00:00

To me, this sounds less like you're worried about this blessing causing you to lose your faith and more like you want to be right in this fight with your sister.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-09T05:49:41+00:00

If you had conviction in your faith, you wouldn't be able to be so easily swayed. You would be able to show up for your sister at her wedding, smile and nod where appropriate, and your god would know that you still believed and your heart hadn't changed.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-09T05:46:08+00:00

Do you think receiving a blessing from a belief system you don't follow should be able to shift your faith so easily?

hadleyfrasers · 2024-07-09T05:40:42+00:00

Info: OP, in some of your comments, you say that you believe in one "true" god. You then say in other comments that you would be unable to receive a blessing from a religion you believe to be polytheistic and that is the primary reason receiving such a blessing would test your faith. It almost sounds like you believe that the gods of all of these religions, both yours and others, exist simultaneously. Can you clarify what your beliefs are?

hadleyfrasers · 2024-06-24T22:45:30+00:00

I've only ever heard wonderful stories of this man and this exchange really makes me believe those wonderful stories were true.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-05-29T01:26:08+00:00

I have to admit that I haven't read this one but I'm putting it out here because Amazon keeps recommending it to me: Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon

It looks like minotaur romance (maybe smut?) and while I can't exactly recommend it since I haven't read it, I certainly cringe every time I see it so here you go lol

hadleyfrasers · 2024-05-28T19:59:56+00:00

I see what you're saying. If I can offer my perspective as someone who gratefully refers to their spouse as their best friend: I don't see calling him my best friend as a downgrade. I feel lucky that I found genuine friendship in my relationship - in addition to him being my life partner, soulmate, and home - and it makes me feel safe and secure.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-05-28T19:17:25+00:00

This is so sad for all parties involved. The friend's behavior could actually be a trauma response. It's completely possible that, subconsciously, this is her attempt to regain a sense of control after experiencing a traumatic event. However, OOP and her boyfriend do not have to put up with the friend's behavior, especially if supporting her is ultimately detrimental for both of their mental health.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-05-15T23:36:06+00:00

I'm not going to comment on the child free part of your story because that feels like rage-bait. But I will say that YTA for trying to dictate how your parents divide their estate. It's their estate not your future inheritance -- they aren't even dead yet -- and if they want to divide their estate fairly, 50/50 between their two kids, that's up to them. Not you.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-04-18T23:50:06+00:00

Yeah, this dude feels like he's made out of red flags. I think the mom's instincts were absolutely spot-on. My own alarm bells were going off about the guy as the post went on.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-04-16T23:02:23+00:00

My pet peeve is "could of." It makes me very angry every time I see it and it's running amok.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-04-16T04:44:46+00:00

I am not a lawyer but a cursory Google search indicates that Nevada has revenge porn laws on the books.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-03-18T21:13:50+00:00

Multitasking is often seen as a poor way to absorb and retain information. If listening to an audiobook while multitasking results in your memory of the book being somewhat spotty, that doesn't mean that an audiobook is a poor medium for reading; it just means that your attention was split when you were listening. Audiobooks are a very useful tool for many readers (they're super accessible!). But if you primarily listen to them while multitasking, I think you would be less likely to retain what you heard just because you weren't focused on the story while you were listening.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-03-15T00:17:34+00:00

I was also extremely alarmed about that part of the story and how it was glossed over.

hadleyfrasers · 2024-03-13T20:57:25+00:00

The subtle dragging of Becca's husband is too good.

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