Family and Relationships
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There are 5 different love languages. Quality TimePhysical TouchActs of ServiceReceiving GiftsWords of Affirmation What is your love language and your significant other? How do you cater to each other...
I feel kind of defeated in the MIL department. Any time I ask her opinion on something or ask her to help with something she seems very uninterested. But then I don't ask her something and she gets...

My bridal shower was this weekend and it was absolutely beautiful! My MOH and mom did a wonderful job, and were even able to pull off a surprise guest that I didn't think was going to be able to make...

Link to my pervious post about the situation:...

I wasn’t planning on involving my fiancé’s 2 young step-sisters (10 and 11 yrs) other than them being invited, but this weekend When talking to my future step-MIL I made the mistake of saying “well...

We're getting married in 16 short days, but our social calendar for weddings appears to be filling up so quickly I'm getting nervous that we're not going to be able to do them all! We're at that age...

I want to share a piece of advice from my financial advisor. Instead of completely combining finances, keep them separate and create a joint account for you and your partner. That's what we do and it...

I think I'm just here to vent. I'm having a destination wedding next year, and my mother (who helped pay!) gave me a list of people to invite that were her cousins, friends, etc. I vetoed some of them...
So we had a talk about my gut feeling per my last post and he says that he’s under a spiritual attack. He has been on a 45 day Daniel fast. He says that he thinks because we are getting close to...
Hello This is such a touchy topic right now for me and I can't stop crying. I know there are many opinions that will be on this topic, but I will just start. I fell in love with an immigrant from...

More just me venting my insecurities lol. So...when my fiancé I and first met, we didn't know we had an age gap. He was really mature, patient, and kind. And we got all of each other's pop culture...
I’m getting married in 18 days and some worries are coming to my mind. I’m 26 and my fiancé is 40. I’ve dated other guys before. I had a first boyfriend in high school and then I dated my first love...

So I had an outing planned with all of my bridesmaids. Everyone said they were coming. The day of one of my bridesmaids said she couldn’t come because her whole family was sick. Later on I see her...
I’m really struggling with wedding planning. My partner is a full time student in an intensive nursing program and is about to take the NCLEX (the huge exam to become a certified RN), so he helps when...
So my fiancé and I are having a destination wedding in France next summer. We got engaged in May of 2021 and gave everyone a two year notice of when our wedding will be and to plan accordingly. Two...

I’m getting married next year to my amazing fiancé. My father originally offered to pay for whatever I wanted, which was such a nice gesture. My father was absent until I was 11 but when he came into...
My fiance proposed to me in October of 2021 a few months after his dad (future FIL) proposed to his s/o. Now this past weekend my fiance's mom (my future MIL) got engaged. Our wedding date is set for...

So my mom has graciously offered to help pay for our wedding but now she has fought me every step of the way making the entire planning process completely and utterly miserable. so our latest issue...





I was adopted at birth month including my birth mother in my wedding somehow. Whether that be in the ceremony or at the reception. My Adoptive Mother has said she would be OK with my Birth Mom taking...

