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2 days ago | chipchick.com | Katharina Buczek

The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer. Being in a relationship with someone who always plays the victim can leave you feeling like you’re constantly walking on emotional eggshells. Every single disagreement suddenly turns into a “personal attack,” and each setback happens to be someone else’s fault. Not to mention, all progress in your relationship stalls since your partner fails to take responsibility for problems or put in their fair share of effort.

2 days ago | chipchick.com | Katharina Buczek

Shortly after ending her marriage with John David Smith III, Janice Hartman vanished from Doylestown, Ohio, on November 17, 1974. It wasn’t until 1980 that her remains were found sealed in a wooden box in rural northwestern Indiana, and they were identified decades later in 2000. John’s second wife, Betty Fran Smith, then disappeared without a trace from her West Windsor, New Jersey, home in October 1991. Her remains were never uncovered.

3 days ago | chipchick.com | Katharina Buczek

This woman was recently grocery shopping when she realized a male employee kept following her around. Then, he actually approached her and seemingly tried to flirt, which she told her friend about, and now, she might’ve gotten him fired. She’d just been on a usual and “chaotic” grocery store run, walking through random aisles and grabbing whatever products she needed. Sometime during her trip, though, she noticed how the same employee kept showing up in all the aisles she entered.

3 days ago | chipchick.com | Katharina Buczek

This 35-year-old woman recently took a flight and got stuck near a mother and her two kids, who were all using loud devices and refused to wear headphones, even after she asked nicely. So, she wound up telling the woman off. For some context, she was sitting in front of the mother and two children, who looked to be between the ages of 5 and 7. Both of the kids were using their iPads at full volume: one to watch Cocomelon, and the other to play a game.

3 days ago | chipchick.com | Katharina Buczek

This 33-year-old woman and her husband, who’s 32, tied the knot in November 2023, and about five months ago, they received one of the most generous gifts ever. More specifically, her parents bought her and her husband a house! However, her husband now wants his name added to the deed, and she’s actually considering divorcing him over it. For some background, her parents were able to buy them a home in cash after using equity from their own property.