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What if your partner came to you with a marriage prenup idea 4 years into dating. At this point, I wish I would have known this sooner.

Location: Alabama: My boyfriend (M29) makes roughly $100k a year. I (F26) make 43k a year and just getting started within a career. He told me that I am the limiting factor in this relationship and the prenup will be the following:

However much money I make or put in he will match, then the rest of the money will go into a savings account.

Doesn't sound bad right? Well, he doesnt like investing his money, doesn't want to do 401k or IRA. He also says that looking and taking care of money puts him in a bad mood, so his mom takes care of everything right now. I however, do like the idea of investing money and compound interest. He just wants to keep that money in a savings account for "family". When I am considering marriage or being in a relationship I go 100% in, all of my finances (43k). He said he would match so a combined income of $86k to take care of payments, food, essentails, vacations/trips, family, etc. The rest of his money will go into a savings account. My problem is said savings account. He wants the prenup because 'if i cheat on him or something happens, that money will be his.' Okay, um... what if it is the otherway around? What if he leaves me because I am sick, or finds someone else, or unhappy? Well, he wants the money because HE made it.

In my opinion I am getting the shit end of the stick.

He also said that anything we buy with the 80k, like a house or car, we will then split 50/50 if something were to happen.

I wouldn't have a savings because all of me would be going into the relationship and I wouldn't want to limit ourselves with things if I were to contribute less and have my own savings.

I don't know man, I feel like I would be getting the sh*t end of the stick. Thoughts

Location: Massachusetts

My partner and I have been together for a handful of years. When we met they were working, had their own apartment etc. Some years into the relationship she moved into MY home that only I am on the deed to. We recently parted ways and she has stated that she is refusing to move out. She receives disability so she has threatened to take me to housing court that I am “throwing her out”. It (at the time) was June. I asked her to move out by October. She has never paid rent. She does receive mail here. What can I do to get her to move out of my home?

Location: Oregon

About two hours ago, I got a call from the hospital telling me that I needed to come down asap. I took an uber to the hospital.

A social worker brought me into a room and told me both my parents were dead. A 12 wheeler crushed their car when they were coming back home.

I don't have any family in the country. I'm the only child. My aunts and uncles live overseas (20+ hour flight, so they won't be here for at least a day and a half. They don't have a house here either)

I have my own set of house keys but the social worker said I couldn't go home?? It's nearly 9pm so idk where I'm supposed to sleep tonight, as I have no family friends/family here. Idk what the social worker's gonna do either bc literally where can I go..

My parents also own a small company. What am I supposed to do with that? What do I do with the house bills? Credit cards? My parent's bank accounts? What do I say to the police?

What will happen next? Any advice would be appreciated because I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. Thank you

Location: Ohio, USA

A realtor called me and left a message saying that someone recently called her and asked her to list some land I own. She said that something felt off about the conversation, so she looked up the property on the tax assessor's website, found my name as the owner, and then found my phone number online. Is it possible for someone to scam a buyer into believing they are buying this land and for that to somehow cause me issues or the possible loss of the property? I emailed the realtor but haven't heard back yet duev to the holiday weekend. I also contacted the sheriff, and he instructed me to get in touch with the recorders office so they can set up an alert in case someone tries to list it. Is there anything else I need to do in this situation? I'm going to try and get the contract information off the person who contacted the realtor of I can. The sheriff also said that I can get a police (sherrif's?) report on the matter so that it is documented.

Sorry for the formatting I’m on mobile. Location: Florida

My grandma signed over her mortgage to her son and agreed to make payments to him every month to help herself financially. It was the son’s idea, he made her think it was her best option and that he was just trying to help her out. But two weeks after papers were signed, he tells her she & everyone else in the house needs to get tf out and find somewhere else to live because he didn’t want the headache anymore and is planning on selling it. Tried to up the rent twice before it was due and then told her she had to leave before she even had a chance to make the first payment to him. She managed to hold him off by still paying him the mortgage every month but he was still adamant about selling and that everyone needs to leave. He refuses to give her a selling price, too. He swindled her out of her property and now he’s been intimidating her with typed up letters and threats to bring the police to escort everyone off of the property tomorrow. He hasn’t went through the eviction process or anything like that. I think he had this planned from the get go and he’s trying to scare her into leaving so he doesn’t have to pay all the money to legally make her leave. She’s been here 12 years and for him to just throw her out on her a** without even a good explanation is cruel and shady. I just need to know if there is a way to save her all of this heartache of being forced from her family home by her own son.

Location: Texas.
Hello guys so something pretty bad happened tonight
So I was viewing pornography on x / twitter (take in mind I only follow 18+ accounts with of accounts linked ) until I come across one of someone recording themselves it had no age or link , and well I clicked on the video that was playing and the first comment said the user was a minor I already reported the user and I’m not sure if I blocked or muted them but I honestly don’t wanna get in trouble with the police I know I can report it further I just don’t know how to can someone help the anxiety is gonna kill me

I’m the sole beneficiary of my grandfather’s life insurance policy, and have been separated from my spouse for a year and a half. We’ve been living in different states for most of that of time and have talked twice. We never shared finances and they don’t know about the benefits. Neither of us has filed for divorce yet because it just hasn’t been on our priority list. Separation was not mutual but amicable and I don’t expect a fight over property. Are they entitled to half of the benefits? I received them well after we started living separately.

Location: NYS

Thank you.

Location: Kern County

My younger brother had died after someone had hit him at a stop sign. He was on his motorcycle and basically flew off. It's distressing that I have to remember with what's happening. It's hardly been more than a year. Anyway the guy who had hit him is taking us to small claims because his car... took damage. I don't know who to turn to, we're a low income family and also hardly have any family that are kind or keep contact with.

The one con is he may have been tipsy when he was riding back home, they said he was but we never got the results back.

Do you think ...he has the right to take money after I lost practically the only family I have? What can I do from here.. do I also have a right to fight it?

Currently separated in divorce process. Lived with my husband for 25 years we are joint owners of this house. We have an aggressive dog that cannot be boarded, historically my parents would come, walk the dog, give him food and leave. This year we are going on a trip while he stays home and is saying he is refusing entry to my parents to feed the dog and will not take any care of our dog so we cannot go on our trip. By law is he allowed to do this? He said there will be no agreement. I cannot board this dog he is 6 years old and has never been boarded with extreme anxiety.

Edit: the dog cannot go to my parents house, he is aggressive and it was never possible to leave him there. His environment is his house, we have tried this before and he bit them there.

Location: Ontario, Canada

Location: Tennessee

I (19M) am being sued by my stepfather and I am looking for advice.

Here is the situation: I temporarily stopped residing in this household (which is in both his and my biological mother's name) in May of last year, in which I went to Marine corps training for about 6 months before I returned in November.

In this time (around September I believe), my stepfather was arrested for past and present domestic violence against me, my sister, and my mother. Charges were dismissed by my mother's will, in the circumstance that they got a divorce. As of right now, the house is still in both of their names, but the agreement outlines that her name will be written out soon as long as she receives half the equity and she gets to reside there with my sister until my sister graduates. I am including this as I am looking for all possible angles that could help or hurt me.

Now here comes the legal stuff. I have been staying rent free in their house. No history of payment whatsoever. There was talks of a rent agreement over text that were rescinded in January (he asked for $600/month, I agreed, he cancelled because my mother asked him to.) Things remained relatively peaceful until he decided to get back into contact with me at the turn of July (he had me blocked before). He wanted to meet a contractual agreement and we started discussing past rent at a rate of $600/month being reimbursed since December and future rent also being $600/month. Nothing was ever written up.

The problem. My stepfather and I had a disagreement about something minor and he decided to discard the proposed agreement. He is now saying he will take me to court in retaliation for

1. Past and current rent.
2. Water and mold damage to the house that he claims was my fault.
3. The death of my cat (I am not worried about this one, vets at the time confirmed that there was no mistreatment.)

Extra information: He currently has access to a savings account that is under my name but his information that contains all of the money that I earned as a minor, and is holding the access information to it as a sort of collateral (unconsensually). I am employed. He has not lived here since September. All conversations between me and him are recorded via text.

We have moved past amicable agreements and now he is trying to get as much money from me as possible. What is he entitled to? How much notice am I permitted before eviction? Do I have any ground to stand on here?

Edit:

The account mentioned is not affiliated with a bank. It is a 529 Fund with T Rowe Price.

Edit 2:

Thank you for all the helpful replies! I've been assured that I will be spared on backpay rent. As far as the 529 account goes, I will try to see if my mother can acquire it in the divorce agreement. If not, I will explore suing him for the money I contributed. I appreciate everyone who has helped.

Location: Pennsylvania

My cat went missing years ago. He was only almost 2 years old. Hes been missing for 9 years. Since he qemt missing we moved 8 blocks away. Lived there for 5 years. He found me 1 week before I moved out of that place. He came up to us meowing! My b husband was with him outside. When I went in. He saiidbheblet him walk off. We'll at the end of May this year someone posted a missing cat. He had all the same exact markings. Ends ul being the person that lives in the house I left 2 years ago. I set ul a visit with her through mu friend whos her neighbor. Verified he is mine. I asked if I could bring him home. I even offered to pay her $200 for my boy. She refused. Her reason....shes had him for almost a year and her kid is attached to him. How can I verify hes mine with the pictures I have being years old? Is it possible to get hom back? I haven't stopped searching for him the day he went missing. I want to call my old.landlord and tell hom she has a cat and one is mine from when I lived there. He doesn't allow cats. But i am trying so hard to do things the right way. Please help. ​​ Thank you so much.

ps. he wasnt microchipped. he dossapeared 1 week before his appointment.

the pics I do have show his scar. I saw it on him with bright light.they show his brown stripped fur under his black fur coat with bright light. his Grey nose. i know his n injuries and all. even his meow is distinguishable.please help. im desperate to bring him home.

Location: Montana, United States of America

my parents (step mother and biological father) were discussing kicking me out after my biological mother planned a vacation over my step mother's birthday. when i tried to leave willingly and stay at my biological mother's home, they locked me out. they texted me that i was not allowed there, even with police.

since i was living 50/50 with my parents, a lot of my things that i and my biological mother have paid for are over there, i need them. i am missing a lot of clothing, shoes, my glasses were left, and support items. they are refusing to let me get my things and go.

do i have any legal ground at all? or do i just have to forget about it...

Dear Underdog Fantasy Support Management and Compliance Team,

I am writing to formally dispute a severe transaction error on my account regarding an early cash-out feature that your platform failed to execute due to a documented backend technology issue.

On July 5, 2026, I entered high-value sports contests on your mobile application. During live game play, your platform explicitly generated and offered me an active, real-time early cash-out option for my largest slip.

I attempted to accept this active offer multiple times. In every single instance, your platform failed to process the request, repeatedly encountering and displaying a "Try Again" message. The application failed to execute the transaction on the backend despite the option remaining visibly active and open on my user interface. Because your system failed to maintain a functionally reliable environment to honor its own advertised financial offers, I suffered an extensive financial loss.

Attached to this formal dispute, you will find time-stamped screenshots proving the validity of my claim:

Image 1 (Live Environment): Captures my live wagers at 7:35 PM. This proves that while a lower slip was explicitly marked as "Cash out suspended" by your system, my $2,486.68 entry actively displayed an open, available cash-out offer. This proves the market was not frozen; your software simply failed to process the tap.

Image 2 (Settled Loss): Proves the final stakes of this incident. Following the app failure, the system swept the slips into a settled "Lost" status totaling $3,748.61 in lost entry fees.

Which given the newly founded experience I now find myself in changes those terms and conditions I found satisfactory at the time.

Knowing those conditions have changed have also made my decisions in these circumstance change as well in terms of what standards I am held to compared to the standards you hold your company to on the same platform which greatly changes how my interactions would have changed if aware of this key information prior.

With your support representatives refusing to honor the live interface offer your company has given me no choice but to escalate this infrastructure failure to higher agencies.

I have been forced to spend personal resources, time, and emotional duress dealing with a clear corporate breach of performance. As I would greatly prefer as I'm sure underdog would as well, to resolve this matter in good faith before further legal compounding occurs, I am presenting my formal financial demands as follows:

Primary Demand $13,227.00: A credit representing the full potential payout of the impacted entry. Your platform's failure entirely stripped away my contractually offered right to mitigate risk, locking my funds into an unstable environment and forcing a total loss. With which previously were advertised by Underdog as a perk to cancel any and all prior financial risk involved as long as your own "Early Cash Out" feature was still plainly active.

Secondary Settlement Alternative ($3,748.61): A complete void and refund of my total combined entry fees across the slips impacted by the documented application instability during that game window.

If an amicable internal resolution cannot be reached to rectify this failure, I am fully prepared to forward my complete evidentiary packet, server timestamps, and chat logs to the Alabama Attorney General’s Consumer Interest Division which strictly handles fantasy sports registrations and consumer protection under Alabama Code § 8-19F. I will also escalate this file to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Bookmakers Review (BMR), and external mass-arbitration platforms specializing in digital gaming applications where said platform has fraudenly advertised a feature that cannot be used as long as certain requirements are still in play. (I.E.- The early cash out option is still shown to be active and usable.) I have attached screenshots pertinent and supporting my reasons for addressing Underdog and legally backing my concerns with Underdog in very clear pictures as well as clear wording and timelines I expect from Underdog to support the claims I have made and outlined in this correspondence. I have also typed out and drafted emails to all entities and parties conditions and experiences just as these would fall under the jurisdiction in the state of Alabama. As you may or may not be aware the state of Alabama in great many a case all eerily similar such as this particular one and majority verdicts lean heavily towards the consumer and not a company such as underdog. To mitigate damages and save time for myself and my legal console, as well as Underdog and affiliates associated, I forsee no compilations as long as both parties present reasonable terms and solutions given what may have been deemed unreasonable treatment by the company Underdog in the beginning to cause this email to reach the departments responsible for resolution. But for clarities sake depending solely on the timely response presented to me, as well as my legal console, by Underdog then I am more than willing to push this matter to the highest escalons the state of Alabama and my attorney is willing to take pertaining to a matter such as this one. I am expecting a clear correspondence with the terms laid out and what I should expect from underdog in no less than 10 days. After 10 days I have compiled all subject matter and evidence to fully back up my claims and intentions to higher audiences that are willing to take this occurrence head-on and cannot guarantee what their ruling may entail as by that point it is out of my hands. I am aware that the state of Alabama is not a fan of any type of gambling or betting and a favorable outcome is more than certain to lean in my favor in the unfortunate occurrence that a resolution can't be made internally.

I look forward to your timely response so we can resolve this matter professionally.

Sincerely,

Peter Davis

Location: Alabama

Edit 1: Have no idea why people are down voting me just because I had a really good week in this area all I'm doing with this post is creating awareness for the people still using these apps to not expect even though you're held to a certain standard by terms and conditions set by said company that same said company will adhere by their own terms and conditions just a cautionary tell downvote all you want but at least heed my cautions so it doesn't happen to you all unfortunately. Speaking for myself no matter how much I win or lose I wouldn't want anyone else to lose because of something like this fair and square is different but a blatant disregard for the rules set by the people running the app now that's a different story take this as you will it either is for you or it isn't The ones that it is for no harm no foul but for the ones who want to trust these companies and believe they will uphold their own rules that they dictate think again I suppose

Edit 2: If I'm unaware of a better subreddit than this one to post something like this one then by all means do tell. Didn't come here for confrontation won't stay for confrontation trying to find the correct nook for this cranny is all.

Location: Tennessee

I had an abortion at the end of March/beginning on April through a clinic in VA. My state doesn’t allow abortions. I took the pills. I still haven’t started my period. My breast are still extremely sore. I have no sex drive. I want to follow up with a OBGYN to see what is going on. I don’t want to go to my reg OB and say I had a miscarriage because I feel like it will be sus considering I never went to her to confirm I was pregnant. Am I able to follow up with a planned parenthood in my state (even though it isn’t legal) and say I had an abortion? Or should I go back to VA? I want to be safe rather than sorry.

Location: Indiana
Incident & Police/MOP happened in Tennessee

My soon to be ex husband & i are both 27, We are expecting our 1st child together in October. Shortly before he left for (army) deployment, I discovered he has been cheating on me with many different women including my little sister. He left me with no toilet paper, no food, no gasoline in my car or any money in my high risk pregnancy… while spending our marital assets in hush money, adult content, dating apps, drugs, lunch/dinners/travel expenses on his affairs, etc.

He has been extremely violent with me thru my pregnancy and I have paid for the police reports to prove it (which include body cam footage of him threatening his own life & possibly mine as well.) The army placed a no contact protection order on my behalf which remains effective until its signed off by a captain & is nonexpiry. I am also supposed to be receiving spousal support due to his negligence & not being able to work in my pregnancy. I have unfortunately went over 3 weeks without any money to my name as i spent the last of what i had uprooting my life to leave him in Tennessee & come back to our homestate of Indiana.

I found out he was driving his eldest daughter around (2 years old) on drugs the day of our baby shower. I have bank transactions of drug purchases + screenshots of him admitting to one of his affair partners that he was on substances at the time. I have decided that I do NOT want him in our baby’s life. He has completely destroyed our marriage/family, the relationship with my sister & made my life a total nightmare. Thankfully he has been following the no contact protection rules but they will be re-evaluated in the weeks before I give birth to our baby. I was told by head of deployment and also a 1st sgt that I should avoid filing for divorce until I give birth due to insurance purposes as I will be left without healthcare upon filing. What can I do?? Any advice or helpful information?

Location: Ohio

THIS HAPPENED 3 WEEKS AGO. Not me, but my grandmother was driving on I-270 when the dumptruck in front of her dropped its bed and released tons of river rocks directly on to the hood of her car. The dumptruck never stopped and after pursuing it for a while, she gave up, only managing to get the DOT number on the side of the truck. The car is totalled, and insurance is not giving her nearly what the car is worth. We are now interested in pursuing litigation against the truck driver and company, for damages against the car as well as emotional damages from the trauma of what could have been fatal.

The issues:

#1. She called state highway patrol, but never had them show up to the scene because she was in shock at the time. Because of this, there is no body cam footage.

#2. There are traffic cams in the area, but they typically only save footage from 72 hours ago. I just learned of this incident today, and given it happened 3 weeks ago, I doubt there will still be footage from the time of the incident, but I went ahead and made a request anyway. I also checked the flock camera map, but none of them face towards the highway.

The only physical evidence at this point is the damaged car, as well as a bunch of the rocks which hit her still on the side of the road where it happened. Given there is no recordings of what happened, I am concerned that it ultimately will be hard to sue.

I have advised her to talk to a lawyer, which she plans on doing, but I was wondering if there is anything else which can be done at this point.

Do people think we have a case?

Location: New York

This counselor (18) has been spoken about by numerous other counselors as having tricked other female counselors into seeing her naked (saying she's decent when she's completely nude), starting fully naked conversations with other counselors, bringing up sexual fetishes and questioning people on their sexual activity. It was brought up to my camp director, and apparently all she said was for the victim to talk about it with the offender. Is it legal for this counselor to not be fired? And is it legal for my boss to treat the situation this way? Her family is rich (7 figure rich) and I suspect this has something to do with it.

Tagged employment law because I don't know what else. *Edit: Less relevant, but she was recently bragging about how she got drunk on her day off, which is explicitly a fireable offense for underage drinking.

Location: Connecticut

I am not a resident of connecticut for the record if that changes anything.
I have a legal question in general if anyone could help me.
I was on the thruway the other day in CT and had left my iPhone on top of my car and watched it fall off as I was driving. I pulled my car over and started looking for it in the grass in the middle of the thruway. A police officer pulled up (I believe Connecticut State Trooper) and asked what was going on. I explained to which he was friendly and understanding. He said he’d help me out and look for it but just can’t have me doing that because it’s too unsafe. He told me to wait up ahead at the nearest exit. He asked for my ID which I gave him and he pulled off. About 15 minutes later of waiting he pulled up next to my car, handed me my ID and said that he had looked but couldn’t find it and had to answer an immediate call. He said that my phone was pinged at this particular mile marker near where I was looking. I went back and was able to find it in the grass exactly where he had said it was pinged.

Firstly - I’m very confused because I never gave him my phone number at all and I never called the police about it. So how was he able to ping the exact phone to its exact location immediately without a phone number or a call?

Secondly - Is this technology they use for this for just phones in a general vicinity? Or was it for my phone number certainly? Or maybe because it’s an iPhone?

Thirdly - Did the police officer run my ID through their police system and was able to use their and records to know my phone number? Who does he then call or what does he do when he then has the phone number to use to ping its location?

I just want to know how he did that. I want to know my privacy rights with my phone number, physical cell phone and the police’s ability to either find the exact location of my phone at any given point even without my number. Or even acquire things in my phone without a warrant.

Thank you in advance.

Location: Ohio

My spouse is military, so we decided to rent out our home in Ohio since there's a good chance we'd be back at some point. Our tenants turned out to be full on hoarders and have destroyed our home. I'm devastated and know we're already looking at thousands in terms of damages and repairs, but among the photos the property manager took of our poor home, the tenants appear to have left a rifle in a shadow box with an old military uniform. What on earth do we do with a gun left on our property? We're unable to travel there at the moment, as we just had a baby. Do we let the property managers handle it? Do we call the police and have PM or a local family member let the cops in to retrieve and dispose of it? We have to start clearing the home and repairing things asap in order to bill the former tenants, but I want nothing to do with the liability of a firearm that doesn't belong to us.

Location: Georgia

Backstory: I hooked up with my friend last year. During that time I sent him intimate videos of myself that he requested.

The romance was short lived and we ended things but decided to stay friends. After that I asked him to delete my videos. I asked him three times total and have every request documented. First in November 2025 after the disconnection, again in January 2026, and again in March 2026. Each time I was clear that I wanted them deleted.

In November 2025 he said he had deleted them. In January 2026 I found out he still had them and when I confronted him he got angry and told me he would post them online. Later he claimed he was just saying that to hurt me.

In March 2026 I found out he still had them again and I asked him once more to delete them.

Fast forward to last week. I was in a group chat with him and one other person. He got mad at me and he sent the intimate videos I had asked him to delete into that group chat. The other person confirmed to me that they saw it.

I’m trying to understand if this counts as revenge porn or not, since it wasn’t posted publicly online, but it was still shared with someone else in a group chat against my consent.