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Marina stopped the car by an acquaintance’s little gate and sat for several seconds, gazing at her well-tended garden.

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Marina stopped her car by an acquaintance’s gate and sat for several seconds, examining her well-tended garden. The June sun generously flooded the plot, its rays playing across the veranda’s windows. She adored that summer house with all her heart – every lilac bush had been planted by her own hands, every flowerbed crafted with … Read more

Have you completely lost your mind?! Now we’re all going to end up living under a bridge. Why did you quit your job? How are we supposed to eat?” blurted the mother-in-law.

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— Tanya, did you see the apartment bills? They even arrived last week,” Sergey said at breakfast. The man devoured his scrambled eggs with sausage and the toast that Tanya had prepared. His appetite remained excellent, despite all the hardships of life. And there were plenty of reasons for worry now: Sergey hadn’t worked for … Read more

Unbeknownst to him that his wife was hanging damp laundry on the balcony, the man boasted to his mother about a plan to deprive her of her rights to the apartment.

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— Listen to me carefully: this apartment must be registered only in our names! Do you understand, you loafer? Only then will you be able to keep your stubborn wife under control and prevent her from getting out of your grasp!” the mother-in-law grumbled irritably. Not long before that… “— Oh, it’s so cold! It … Read more

Darling, you’re filing for divorce tomorrow,” hissed the mother-in-law with a sly smile, though she didn’t know that it was the daughter-in-law who had invented it.

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Diana, dear, you understand for yourself—your talent in my company will shine brighter than any star,” Irina Alexandrovna declared dramatically as she raised a glass of champagne. “After all, now we are one family.” “Thank you for the offer, but…” the young woman hesitated, searching for the right words. “I do not accept refusals,” her … Read more

You’ve been repulsive to me for a long time already—I’m filing for divorce, leave the apartment.” He had left, thinking I would dissolve into tears. But that wasn’t going to happen

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The Underhanded Mathematics of Family Life: Squeezing the Most Out of the Least Investment. Waiting for the Last Mortgage Payment. Getting Rid of Unnecessary Ballast. Claiming One’s Share. But then an Unpredictable Variable Appeared in the Equation. Lizaveta held in her hand the receipt for the final mortgage payment and could hardly believe it – … Read more

I didn’t let your mother into the apartment,” the bride declared proudly to Oleg, and her cousin supported her; a couple of minutes later, they invoked all the saints.

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I want to introduce you to my mother this evening, after dinner,” Oleg told his girlfriend as he sat on the edge of the sofa. “Why?” Angela asked calmly as she looked at the man she already considered her husband. She was seated in her favorite chair, casually flipping through the pages of a trendy … Read more

— You cook your mother’s favorite dishes every day! And I’m going to work! — The wife ruined her husband’s “brilliant” plan.

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— Who would think of selling their apartment without having another place to live? — Natalia nervously ran her fingers over the edge of the tablecloth, trying not to lose her composure. — Maksim, this is illogical! Maksim sat across from her, looking down. His shoulders slumped, his hands nervously gripped the cup with the … Read more

Two days later, while Ksenia was preparing dinner, someone rang the doorbell. She opened the door and saw a tall man. A small dog on a leash sat at his feet.

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When will this ever end? One thing after another. I’ll send you to your father to be raised by him,” she muttered under her breath. “Mom, can I ride the scooter in the yard with Vanka?” “I know how you’ll ride. And where am I supposed to find you afterwards?” Ksenia grumbled. Two days ago, … Read more