As for the Uber, counting a married couple as a unit is ridiculous 🙄 If there are 3 adults, the fare should be split 3 ways

The candy OP hit her limit with "You're so bad for having these out." Shame yourself all you want to until you get therapy, but do NOT shame me for having a healthy relationship with food.

First story: My guess is that OP is a great, or expensive, gift giver. The birthday girl isn’t her friend, she probably was in the past, and fams are connected by longtime friendship, but she wanted the gift. That’s why she made a point of asking for it after and trying to set up a meeting to get it.

Candy situation - As a woman, I get attacked a lot for what I eat and my weight. It's often the worst from other women. So I would be extremely annoyed if they kept implying (and sometimes outright saying) that I'm being bad for having a treat.

The uber story drives me crazy because the differences of opinion  happen in so many similar scenarios. First of all this should’ve been decided upfront. Second of all if the couple was traveling alone, they would’ve paid 100% of the Uber rides. Their friend riding along with them lightens their load by 1/3. In other modes of transportation, each person needs their own ticket, even though they’re all going in the same direction so I don’t know why the Uber would be any different.

Story 2: if i was the wife id be wondering what else he's lied about and tried to manipulate.

The uber rides: BS, if eating at a restaurant are they going to expect someone to pay half while counting themselves as one unit? To that point, when being served do they, the single unit share one plate? Nah, there are three people so it should be split by three.

Story two:  He’s trying to act like he’s the logical one but the guy totally got suckered into buying that car. There’s a reason they have the luxury version on show, to sucker guys like this!
Also he’s a manipulative scumbag, so is his brother, and neither of them are taking accountability at all.

"Since I handle the finances in our household and I'm the one who earns the money - I made the decision"- YATA  your wife needs to RUN - she lives with a controlling jerk...things will only get worse.

Story 2: car-buying Guy's brother-in-law didn't agree with him. I bet he made up these comments too.

"enjoy an empty trashcan for a day" wtf how do you enjoy an empty trashcan??? Does she sleep in it???? I'm so confused

Regarding the candy thing: I would beat it with uncomfortable sincerity. If one of these ladies comes up, saying how 'bad' they're being, just respond with "Oh Helen, I wish you wouldn't be so unkind to yourself! You're a lovely person!". No better way to beat the negativity then with relentless positivity

Uber story: If everyone is going to the same place, the bill should be split 3 ways. The only ways 50/50 would makes sence is if they are just sharing an Uber and OP went somewhere else that the couple didn't or they communicated an alternative prior to the ride.

When a single person is hanging with a couple, the general rule is you split costs per person with each paying one-third.

The only exception I see is if there's a significant income discrepancy, with the single person being wealthier than the couple.

But typically a couple has a dual income and since they're using 2/3 of the resources, the fair thing is for them to pay 2/3.

Body in the freezer - look up the Shannon Graves case.  Legit happened (probably a few others too) but someone dropped a freezer off at a couple's house to store, told them is was venison or something; admittedly it was padlocked, and for a while the couple never bothered to look, and eventually the wife did and 💀  Also - on that happy note - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Who else is like “noooo! Give me more” when Josh and Kristie say “alright that’s our last story”?

These are so fun.

I find that the Uber-thing makes me really angry, and as someone who for a long time was the only single person in my friend group, I would have been rather upset if my coupled friends suggested a 50/50 split for something like this. We no longer live in a time where a wife legally becomes part of the husband, and I personally find it really disturbing when members of a couple no longer have an individual identity. If a couple is going to a single destination, with the single person going to another, I can sort of see splitting things 50/50, but if everyone is getting off at the same place, that is just utterly ridiculous. Being single is already more expensive in a number of ways, and it seems really ungracious of this couple to make their single friend pay more.

The second story about the car. It goes way deeper than that. His pride was more important than his wife. If heaven forbid, they actually kids and she becomes pregnant. Guess who’s going after the new model because he just wanted something shinier, he deserves it. 🙄

Okay regarding the sever one the asshole in that situation was the manager. He should have gave her her free coffee let her leave then have a discussion away from the customers. Yelling at a staff infront of customers in unprofessional and does not make most customers want to come back because everyone involved is uncomfortable

Story 2: this is why these stay at home spouses need to always have some contingency in place to make sure they are financially secured.