Family and Relationships
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This may just turn into a rant. Since the beginning of mine (25F) and my fiancés (27M) relationship his mother has been opinionated and meddling. We were long distance at first and he lived with his...
Is anyone else running into issues with friends or family members being upset that they're not invited to the wedding? I am shocked at the number of people who are upset they didn't get an invite to...
I'm enlisting the advice and counsel of anyone who has gone through a similar situation. My boyfriend and I have been together for just over 3 years, with our fair share of ups and downs and learning...
I literally have no friends or close family. I am unable to even come up with one name for a bridesmaid. My fiancé on the other hand is such an extrovert and has a handful of childhood friends that he...
Is it good to have marriage counseling. My fiance says he doesn't need it but I think it wouldn't hurt so any ideas?
I recently just got engaged, and my mother and I do not have a good relationship. She openly favors my brothers and has consistently pushed me down in anyway that she can just because. I have thought...
So I posted about this a few weeks ago but now im 100% sure shes just not happy for me. I got engaged end of April, my financé and I told my mother the beginning of May and she acted like she didn't...
Long story, but my maiden name is neither my mom or dad’s last name, rather, my mom’s ex husband’s name from before she met and married my dad. I’ve never liked this because, while I love them, I...
Hi everyone I’m new here to WW and really needed some advice on how to move forward. My fiancé and I got engaged after our one year Anniversary last Saturday and well my family so supportive and very...
Hi all Opions and advice please 🙏🏼 I got engaged in July, and our wedding is booked for May. When it came to choosing bridesmaids, I am very lucky to have lots of friends who I could have asked but...
This will be long, but it’s for context. My MOH was someone I grew up with and was close to. We haven’t been as close in recent years and she no longer lives where I do, but we still had a...
Hello, so I’m getting married this Saturday and my fiancé and I both decided to opt not to invite my one older sister. My relationship with her has been strained and rocky at best and horrendous at...
My mom and I have never been close but I feel like this is ridiculous. In May my SO and I told my mother we'd be getting married. Upon being told this, she did not answer, instead she carried on...
Hi everyone! Finding a group of bridesmaids and groomsmen has been the most stressful part of wedding planning at the moment. My FH has many many possible groomsmen but the only person I know I want...
Originally I wasn't doing bridesmaids,unless it was my grown children. then my husband got his best friend as best man so I chose a maid of honor. Here's where my headache n Drama comes in. My SIL.. (...
Hi brides and hopefully some grooms? I got engaged August 22nd, 2023 and just yesterday we finally agreed on a wedding plan we both loved. This plan is contingent on help from my very well to do dad...
Hello I need advice if any one can help. I received a message from my bridesmaid/best friend this morning who lives in a different state saying she may not make it to my wedding because financially...
My older brother is getting married next June. I just found out during Labor Day weekend that I will have no role in the wedding and that my brother has selected a friend to be his best man. The rest...