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A grad student's boyfriend repeatedly wakes her at 7 AM for a kiss and 'I love you' before work, despite her requests, notes on the door, and using an Aura Ring to show deep sleep disruption. She considers ending the relationship over this, but after discussion, they found a solution involving notes and less intrusive goodbyes, recognizing the overall strength of their relationship.

But despite repeatedly asking him not to, he always comes into my room to kiss me and tell me he loves me before he leaves, which wakes me up every time. I have an aura ring, so I am also able to see that this often takes place when I am in deep sleep, which in addition to lost sleep hours leaves me incredibly groggy throughout the day.

A woman receives an adult toy package addressed to an unknown woman at her home. The return address is Adam & Eve. Her husband becomes immediately defensive when confronted. The unknown woman works in the same specific professional field and area as her husband, raising suspicion given his history of dishonesty. It was later revealed to be a simple address typo, but highlighted underlying trust issues in the marriage.

A package arrived at our house recently. Right address, wrong name. A woman I've never heard of. I looked up the return address out of curiosity. It's Adam and Eve, an adult toy company. I brought it to my husband calmly... His response was immediate and defensive.

A nanny, paid $32/hour, became uncomfortable believing the stay-at-home parents were having sex during the dad's lunch break, noticing messy hair and changed clothes. She confronted the mom, who asserted her right to privacy. The nanny was subsequently fired but received a month's severance. She later admitted to being jealous of the mom's 'perfect life' and realized she had overstepped, regretting her actions.

I'm pretty sure the parents are having sex during the dad's lunch break, maybe every day or every other day. They go to their room and I never see anything inappropriate, but sometimes I hear what I think might be the bed moving. It's not loud or anything, just enough to make me realize what's going on. Afterward, her hair is messy, clothes changed, that kind of thing.

A 19-year-old woman was furious that her boyfriend wished her happy birthday 25 minutes past midnight, despite her making it clear her birthday is important. He was busy with visiting cousins and did call and text later, but she declined calls and ignored texts, then complained about radio silence. Reddit overwhelmingly deemed her overreacting and self-sabotaging, highlighting issues of entitlement and refusal to communicate.

Am I overreacting? I'm mad that my boyfriend, who's 20, wished me happy birthday 25 minutes late. I, 19, overreact about my birthday, and it's important to me. I keep posting about my birthday month on my private Instagram.