— If you want, my dear, for me to marry you, then find yourself a job so you can fully provide for both of us! And without that, th

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“Zhen, haven’t you ever thought…” Katya began, choosing her words carefully as she stirred the cooling tea in her cup with a spoon. “We’ve been together for almost two years. We live together. That’s still a stretch of time. Maybe it’s time we… made it official?” They were sitting in her kitchen—cozy and bright—where every … Read more

Husband secretly transferred the apartment to his mother without his wife knowing — but he missed one important detail

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Galina was standing by the mailbox, flipping through the papers. The usual routine—utility bills, ads, some certificates. Then she stopped at an envelope from Rosreestr. Strange. They hadn’t filed anything. She opened it. Read it. Read it again. Her world turned upside down. “Seryozha!” she shouted, bursting into the apartment. “Seryozha, where are you?” Her … Read more

Returning home three days early, the wife found another woman’s things in the house—and by evening, her husband had a “surprise” waiting.

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Anna stood in the entryway with a suitcase in her hand, as if struck by lightning. Her business trip to Novosibirsk had ended three days early—the contract had been signed faster than expected. She decided not to call Igor; she wanted to surprise him. And now… the surprise was hers. An unfamiliar burgundy coat hung … Read more

My mother-in-law was shouting at Veronika, forgetting that she lives in Veronika’s apartment. But the surprise was already prepared

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Staring at that computer again! Normal women go to work, but you sit here pretending to be busy. Sergey busts his back to feed you, and you’re just playing games!” Klavdiya Petrovna swept through the kitchen so hard the cupboard doors rattled. Veronika didn’t lift her eyes from the screen. The quarterly report had to … Read more

Your mom lives here now? Great—then I’m moving out!” — the daughter-in-law packed her suitcase after her mother-in-law rearranged all the furniture without asking.

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Oksana looked up from her laptop and froze. In the kitchen doorway stood Tamara Ivanovna with a huge suitcase and a triumphant smile. “Oxanochka, hello, dear! Here I am—I’ve arrived!” her mother-in-law stepped into the apartment without waiting to be invited and started shrugging off her coat. “My Egorushka asked his mom to come help … Read more

— “Your sister is never setting foot in this apartment again! I will never forgive her for that stunt

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Alina stood by the window, staring at the gray sky packed with rain clouds. Behind her came a soft rustling sound—Igor was sorting through his sister’s things, neatly folding them into an old suitcase. Marina had left an hour earlier, slamming the door so hard the glass in the cabinet rattled. “Lin, maybe we could … Read more

— I refuse to buy groceries as long as food keeps mysteriously disappearing from our fridge and turning up in your mother’s bag

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—I refuse to buy groceries while food keeps mysteriously disappearing from our fridge and then turning up in your mother’s bag! Oleg, tell her straight: either she comes over like a normal guest, or she doesn’t come at all!” Lera’s voice—usually calm and even—rang now with pent-up irritation so sharp it made you want to … Read more

The husband sent his wife to a nursing home, and she came back from there owning the entire clinic—to take revenge…

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— Kirill, open the door. That click of the lock sounds like a verdict. Elena yanked the chrome handle. Useless. Inside the cabin of the brand-new SUV, it smelled of expensive leather and his cologne—cloying, with musky notes that always triggered her migraines. But today the scent felt not merely unpleasant, but suffocating, as if … Read more