I Can't Handle Fiance's Driving Anxiety And I Don't Care If It Makes Me A Bad Person | Reddit
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In today’s “True Off My Chest” story, OP says they can’t handle their fiance's driving anxiety anymore. What began as patience and reassurance has turned into constant stress, avoidance and resentment, leaving OP wondering if love is enough when anxiety controls every trip, plan and part of their shared lives.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Story 1
2:54 Story 1 Comments
4:36 Story 1 Update
5:58 Story 1 Comments
6:59 Story 2
11:50 Story 2 Comments from OP’s
14:54 Story 2 Update
18:53 Story 2 Comments / OP’s Replies
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Waffle Gang, I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more Reddit stories. |
| 0:10.4 | And if you do love a Reddit story, why not consider. |
| 0:13.7 | And I'll like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. |
| 0:16.9 | And let's crack on with today's first story. |
| 0:20.6 | Much love, guys. Now today's first story. Much love, guys. |
| 0:22.7 | Now, today's first story is coming from the true off my chest, Subredet from Driving Anxiety Throwaway, who says I can no longer handle my fiancé's driving anxiety. |
| 0:33.1 | I don't care if it makes me a bad person. |
| 0:37.1 | I 31 male am at my wits end, and I don't even care if it makes me a bad person. I-31 male am at my wits end and I don't even care if it |
| 0:41.1 | makes me a bad person. My fiancé, 32 male, has crippling driving anxiety. He can't drive at all. |
| 0:48.9 | We live in a rural area of the province. There is no public transportation here, not like in the city. There are no buses, |
| 0:55.9 | no ubers, no taxis, there is no way to get around if you can't drive. Because of his driving |
| 1:01.4 | anxiety, my fiancé doesn't have a driver's license and he doesn't know how to drive. He depends on |
| 1:07.2 | other people to get him around and I'm sick of it. We've argued about this so much. |
| 1:12.8 | He's never tried to overcome it or go to therapy or anything. |
| 1:16.3 | He just flat out refuses. |
| 1:18.5 | He used to depend on his parents to drive him. |
| 1:21.0 | Then it was his roommate, and now it's me. |
| 1:23.7 | I'm sick of having to be the one who has to drive or get in places. |
| 1:27.6 | He worked from home full time, but any time he needs to go somewhere, it's on me. |
| 1:32.1 | When I was in the armed forces, my role was to drive all different types of vehicles. |
| 1:37.0 | Now I'm an electrician, so I drive all over the province to people's homes or commercial |
| 1:41.5 | businesses for my job. |
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