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My daughter opposes my marriage to woman just a year older than she is

My daughter opposes my marriage to woman just a year older than she is

I am 52 and have been widowed for years. I now want to remarry, but my daughter disapproves of this because my girlfriend is only one year older than her.
My boyfriend gets drunk several times a week, and I am considering breaking up with him

My boyfriend gets drunk several times a week, and I am considering breaking up with him

My husband offered me $116K to raise his child from an affair

My husband offered me $116K to raise his child from an affair

My husband wants to mortgage our home to pay for his brother’s wedding

My husband wants to mortgage our home to pay for his brother’s wedding

My husband’s parents expect us to borrow VND300 million (US$11,600) against our apartment to cover his younger brother’s wedding costs, but I fear the debt could put our family’s home and financial security at risk.
October 17, 2026 | 01:22 am PT
Should I accept three properties from my estranged father?

Should I accept three properties from my estranged father?

My estranged father wants to transfer three properties to me but insists that no one in his family know, leaving me worried there may be hidden legal or financial complications.
October 13, 2026 | 09:32 pm PT
My husband offered me nearly $2,000 a month to accept his affair

My husband offered me nearly $2,000 a month to accept his affair

My husband offered to pay me VND50 million (about US$1,925) every month if I agreed not to interfere with his relationship with another woman.
October 3, 2026 | 05:18 pm PT
My husband has no ambition because his parents give him nearly $2,000 a month

My husband has no ambition because his parents give him nearly $2,000 a month

I am growing increasingly depressed as my husband is content with his easy job, simply because he gets an extra VND50 million (US$1925) in rental income from his parents' property every month.
October 1, 2026 | 04:33 pm PT
My boyfriend earns over $1,900, but always ‘forgets wallet’ when we eat out

My boyfriend earns over $1,900, but always ‘forgets wallet’ when we eat out

My boyfriend earns over VND50 million (US$1,924) a month, owns a house, and has VND2 billion in savings, yet every time we go on a date, he always finds an excuse for me to pay.
October 1, 2026 | 02:17 am PT
My girlfriend earns three times my salary, and it hurts my pride

My girlfriend earns three times my salary, and it hurts my pride

I never wanted money or pride to affect my relationship with the woman I love, but it would be dishonest to say the income gap does not bother me.
September 17, 2026 | 06:47 pm PT
I can’t let go of my first love, still send him birthday gifts every year

I can’t let go of my first love, still send him birthday gifts every year

Although I am married with a young daughter and have built a stable family life, I still find myself missing my first love and secretly sending him a birthday gift every year.
September 17, 2026 | 01:13 am PT
I earn $3,200 a month, but my husband forbids me from supporting my parents

I earn $3,200 a month, but my husband forbids me from supporting my parents

My husband believes my responsibilities should be directed only toward his family and strongly opposes me giving financial support or care to my own parents.
September 7, 2026 | 07:55 pm PT
I'm successful but still single

I'm successful but still single

From the outside, many people say I have nothing to worry about. The only thing missing from my life, they say, is a family of my own.
August 4, 2026 | 01:10 am PT
Ex-husband’s family wants me to move back in to care for his parents and our daughter

Ex-husband’s family wants me to move back in to care for his parents and our daughter

I am a 36-year-old woman with two daughters. I have been divorced for three years, and my ex-husband and I each raise one child.
July 14, 2026 | 09:44 pm PT
Husband angry as grandmother pays for only eldest child’s Vietnam trip

Husband angry as grandmother pays for only eldest child’s Vietnam trip

My husband has threatened to stay in Canada and never return to Vietnam after learning that my mother paid only for my eldest child’s flight ticket.
June 9, 2026 | 08:57 pm PT
I fear divorcing my Singaporean husband could cost me custody of my child

I fear divorcing my Singaporean husband could cost me custody of my child

After living for nearly four years in Singapore with my foreign husband, I have thought about divorce many times, but hesitate because I fear losing my child and facing an uncertain future in a foreign country.
May 16, 2026 | 04:03 pm PT
How reuniting with my husband in Germany after 6 years is souring my dreams of marriage

How reuniting with my husband in Germany after 6 years is souring my dreams of marriage

After two months in Germany on a family reunification visa, I realized life was very different from what I had imagined and even began considering returning to Vietnam, despite the possibility of being separated from my husband again.
May 11, 2026 | 12:31 am PT
Should I sell my house to fund my daughter’s master’s degree in US?

Should I sell my house to fund my daughter’s master’s degree in US?

My daughter has been unemployed for four months, but she recently received a 50% scholarship for a master’s program in the U.S., leaving us to cover nearly VND1.5 billion ($57,000) in remaining tuition and expenses.
April 28, 2026 | 01:37 am PT
My wife asks me to waive my claim to a house bought with her parents’ money

My wife asks me to waive my claim to a house bought with her parents’ money

My wife wants me to sign a document giving up any claim to a house bought with money gifted by her parents. She says that if my parents ever give us money in the future, she would also sign a similar waiver.
March 30, 2026 | 07:14 am PT
Mother-in-law cut off contact with my parents after my husband and I moved out

Mother-in-law cut off contact with my parents after my husband and I moved out

When my parents visited for Lunar New Year, my mother-in-law stayed seated and made no effort to hide her displeasure.
March 12, 2026 | 01:08 am PT
My wife wants to move out of my parents' villa and rent place of our own

My wife wants to move out of my parents' villa and rent place of our own

My wife and I are living with my parents and my elder brother's family in a villa, and after repeated conflicts with my family, she wants to move out and rent a place of our own.
March 3, 2026 | 10:27 pm PT
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