Hey Waffle Gang, I do hope you're well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more

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maybe that notification bell too and let's crack on with today's first story. Much love, guys.

Now today's first story comes from a throwaway account,

and it says, how can I manage the resentment my girlfriend, 25 female, and I, 42 male, have for each

other. I know I'm going to get a lot of shit, the absurd age gap and the way we started. And I agree, I deserve

it, but I would really like some genuine advice past going to counseling. She won't agree,

and I can't afford it anyways. Tangible things that I can work on and introduce to help us get

past this either as a couple or as effective co-parents.

Long story short, Mike's wife and I were together since middle school. We have four daughters in their teens.

I was a stay-at-home dad and part-time worker for most of my life until my youngest was in middle school.

My ex agreed to invest in a passion project business of mine. I had a receptionist.

We started an affair and she baby trapped me. Now we're living together and have a young son.

She resents me because she feels she was fooled. She saw me as a business owner who had a nice car,

nice clothes, took her to nice places, etc.

She thought I was rich, so she got pregnant on purpose. Admitted it, not an assumption,

hoping to use me to not work and sponsor a family from overseas. Or actually, my ex-wife and

the family are the rich ones. None of our homes were in our names we were

renting from her parents and giving them a nominal fee with the exception that these homes could be

left to my ex and me after their death this allowed my ex's salary up to 150k not huge in the

high cost of living area to stretch and we lived a really good life.

I left our marriage with half our savings, up to 25k, and my personal property and car.

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