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In a post shared to Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole” forum, the man explained that he had just one wish for his 27th birthday this year. “I wanted a cake,” he wrote. “I have been feeling down lately and thought that maybe a birthday cake would uplift my mood.” But while that might seem like a normal enough request, things run a little differently in his house. “I haven’t had a birthday cake for many years because my wife felt that it would go to waste considering it’s just the two of us at home,” he explained....

On the thread, “Am I The A**hole,” a woman who wrote from the username @imsodone777 said that she and her mother have always had a frayed relationship. “When i turned 16, her gift to me was a list of jobs i can apply to, to ‘pay for my expenses’ even though my dad was giving her child support,” she wrote in the post that has been voted on more than 10,500 times....

The man, u/Nonamethrowaway6745, shared his story in Reddit’s “True Off My Chest” forum, which has amassed over 17,000 upvotes and hundreds of supportive comments. You can read the full post here. In his post, the man said his spouse filed for divorce shortly after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. “He said it would be ’too much’ to take care of me,” u/Nonamethrowaway6745 wrote. However, u/Nonamethrowaway6745, who lives in Canada, said couples must be separated for a year before a divorce can be granted....

The anonymous woman, known only as u/crustydustyjane, posted to Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum where it received more than 11,000 upvotes and 1,550 in only 15 hours, many from users supporting her decision to call out her son’s behavior. In the post titled “AITA for telling my son I don’t like him?” the woman explained that she has three sons, a 21-year-old, 19-year-old, and 16-year-old. “I love my sons more than anything, I have 3, they were all raised to respect everyone regardless of their differences,” the post read....

She shared the details of the argument in Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole” forum on Monday under the username u/Bench_Virtual. The post has received more than 12,000 votes. To provide context for the argument, the wife explained that she was raised by a single father who taught her not only how to cook and clean, but also how to be her own “handyman.” Her husband, on the other hand, “was raised to expect everything done for him and never really learn any self-sustaining skills,” she said....

Jovell Rennie, a photographer and producer living in Anchorage, Alaska, has been turning heads with his viral Twitter post that has people talking. The post, shared on June 8 has garnered 119,900 likes and 8,800 retweets since it was shared under the username @Jovell. According to the American Psychological Association, research has suggested that people who take pictures of experiences usually enjoy the moment more than people who don’t partake in photographing the event....

Posting in Reddit’s “Wedding Shaming” forum under the username u/throwthrowthrow713, the photographer said the couple planned on doing a “butterfly release” after their ceremony. Sadly, the butterflies died before then. The post has garnered 9,900 upvotes and hundreds of comments slamming the wedding trend. Butterfly Releases Butterfly releases have become an increasingly popular wedding sendoff because these releases symbolize “happiness” and “new beginnings,” said Brides. Speaking to the publication, event planner Heather Balliet said butterfly releases are “so pretty,” and called them a “sweet way” for guests to send good wishes to the newlyweds....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/antiwork, Redditor u/NovelTAcct (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said they, along with all of their coworkers, were looking forward to eating pizza provided by their human resources department until a well paid district manager snatched up multiple pies for himself. Titled, “District Manager stole all our speciality pizza from the breakroom,” the post has received nearly 42,000 upvotes and 2,400 comments in the last day....

Tests in the Hepatitis B Serologic Panel HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen): This is a protein that is found on the surface of the hepatitis B virus molecule, a part of the virus itself. When they find a significant concentration in your blood, it shows you have a hepatitis B virus infection, which may be chronic or acute. This protein sets off your body’s immune response, and if your immune system is functioning correctly you will soon produce measurable levels of anti-HBs antibody....

What we are going through is generational and social and global, and a large part of it has to do with the role and responsibilities of women. Many of the questions that are raised by the changes that have occurred are being dealt with day in and day out in people’s individual private lives and in the political and professional work world as well. But there isn’t yet any clear consensus about how we are defining ourselves, the changing roles between men and women....

Q: You took the centre stage after a long time? How was the Commonwealth Championship for you? A: Yes. I was off the international circuit due my board exams. Now I am back with a bang. I managed to win a medal on my very first appearance. The Championship has been an eye opener for me as now I can firmly believe that I can take up chess professionally. Out of 9 games, I won and drew 4, and lost a single match....

India’s Ankita Raina reached another milestone last week. The 20-year-old became the first Indian woman to reach the finals of an ITF $25K event since Sania Mirza. Ankita had to come through the qualifying draw in Karshi last week and scored four wins over higher ranked players before going down in the finals. Her efforts will see her break inside the top 400 of the world rankings next week and also makes her India’s top ranked singles player....

After back-to-back first-place finishes, the New York Red Bulls had to add a wrinkle to their tactical arsenal. For as effective as Marsch’s high-pressing, 4-2-3-1 formation had been, the rest of the league was beginning to catch on. But the 4-2-2-2 alignment Marsch trotted out to kick off 2017 didn’t jell. Sacha Kljestan was miscast in a wide role, Sean Davis struggled to fill Dax McCarty’s shoes in defensive midfield, and finding the right strike partner for Bradley Wright-Phillips proved tricky....

And the Oilers made a bit of noise, dispatching the Sharks in the first round before bowing out to the Ducks in Round 2. With largely the same roster — which still features McDavid — the Oilers have major salary cap commitments moving forward, and are very much in a “win-now” window. Finishing second in the Pacific Division in 2016-17 after accumulating 103 points, the goal in Edmonton, once again, is to win a Stanley Cup....

The agreement was formally signed in the presence of Inspire Institute of Sport founder Parth Jindal and WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Under the terms of the agreement, the IIS will work alongside the national sports federation to provide scholarships to wrestlers across different age groups. It will also lend its support in hosting regular national wrestling championships for all categories. The IIS wrestling program has groomed over 90 wrestlers since 2017....

The Hyderabad girl, currently ranked 65th, looks forward to making the most of this grand chance. The Pullela Gopichand protégé sounded delighted when Sportskeeda got in touch with her. “I am very happy for being selected,” says Kudaravalli. “I am feeling really great because I just started my international career on the senior circuit one year ago. Playing this tournament within one year is a good thing. I just want to give my best, playing for the country," she adds....

Audio Rooms in Instagram As reported by a leaker on Twitter, Instagram appears to be working on a feature to bring the famous app Clubhouse’s features within this photo-sharing app. The feature seems to be in its early stage, which means it’ll be a while before you can see and use it in your Instagram account. Screenshots shared by the user suggest that the Audio Rooms feature will likely be incorporated into the Direct Messages screen in the app....

According to a report from Igor’s Lab, the first models of the anticipated Intel graphics cards could be out by the start of either May or June this year, which is quite some way off what many were speculating the release date was going to be. At the time of writing, the tech giant has not said anything about any reasons behind the delay, but the report goes on to say that it could be software related, specifically the drivers....

While there is no solid information about it yet, the Intel Xe DG2 graphics card could offer an alternative to what’s currently available on the market, more so because it’s rumored that it could have double the VRAM of the Nvidia RTX 3070. Currently, the Nvidia model has 8GB of video memory, whereas Intel’s latest effort may have up to 16GB of GDDR6 memory. RELATED: Microsoft and Google Dispute Nvidia Arm Acquisition...