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No guests on the brides side
Cr, on April 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM

I'm having a courthouse wedding next month and noone will be there specifically for me. I lost my closest friend last year and there just isn't anyone I can think of that I'd care to ask, let alone...

Taylor, Apr 19, 2025 4 106
Future Boston Terriers
Honoring Family and Friends
Future Boston Terriers, on March 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Hey Ladies, my best friend passed away a couple of years ago, and all my grandparents passed away. I'm struggling with what to do to honor their memory at my wedding. I miss my bestie she died from a...

WeddingME, Apr 14, 2025 7 64
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My parents can’t contribute to the wedding and i worry they won’t matter much at the weddjng
Anthony, on April 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM

I’m getting married in September. My fiance is 29 and I’m 26. We are both nurses. My fiancé’s dad is a doctor and her mom is physical therapist. They are upper middle class. My parents are divorced....

WeddingME, Apr 14, 2025 9 148
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My dad just told me to "think before marrying him" about my Fiancé.
Lacey, on December 17, 2020 at 2:34 PM

I've been engaged for two months. My fiancé and I have been dating since last April. I have a 10 month old daughter from my ex-fiancé who wants nothing to do with her, and she calls my current fiancé...

Andera, Apr 7, 2025 15 1,114
Robbi
Family struggles
Robbi, on March 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM

I'm having a hard time with my mother during our wedding planning. She constantly tears down any ideas I have for my own wedding. Saying that there are cheaper options for everything. Like trading...

Future Boston Terrie, Mar 30, 2025 2 89
Chloe
My boyfriend won't propose to me - we are in our mid-30s
Chloe, on March 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Hi! I have been with my boyfriend for a little under two years (our anniversary is in April), and while I understand that it's not that long, we are in our mid-30s (I'm 36, turning 37 this year, and...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 5 280
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Family of the groom issues
Wifey, on February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Hi WWers, We’ve been engaged for 9 mths & are a few weeks out from our wedding & pretty excited. My (bride) family checks in regularly, offering guidance, support and help for the wedding in...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 5 151
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Help.... Need advice!
Tania, on March 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM

I need serious advice... I asked for space and a day later he broke up our engagement and asked for a month to move out? He left to his familys home and is completing ghosting me. Im so confused. What...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 3 143
Erica
It's been 3 years and no proposal, contemplating moving on?
Erica, on December 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM

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...

Kimberly, Mar 27, 2025 70 156,729 2
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Mother vs Step Mother
Ashley, on March 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM

I am very close with my mother and my step mom; however they do not like each other very much. I do not want my step mom to feel left out on the day of getting ready festivities, but my mom is not...

JA, Mar 23, 2025 1 55
A__S202
Unsupportive Dad
A__S202, on March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM

I recently got engaged and haven't really told anyone yet except my FH's family, only because they were there when it happened. Little back story, my FH and I's parents used to be good friends, a...

LM, Mar 15, 2025 1 68
Terra
Advice welcome 🩷
Terra, on February 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Internal struggle! I have a very narcissistic mother and she tends to make everything about herself. How should I handle this? As she wants to be the center of attention at all times... Especially my...

Ashley, Mar 14, 2025 2 63
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Fh's has step-siblings who have been raised by Fh's father and ffil is hurt that they aren't included in the wedding and has other worries
Genevieve, on February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM

My FH's mother died when he and his brother (his only bio sibling) were 11 and 12. When FH was 19, his father got remarried to a widow who met me through a church support group that was focused on...

LM, Feb 22, 2025 3 117
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Troubles with Future Mother-in-law
Allie, on February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM

I need some advice. My fiance and I got engaged in December, and ever since, I have seen a side of his mother that I had not seen before. As soon as we got engaged, she started talking to us about...

LM, Feb 22, 2025 2 242
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My fiancé broke up with me because he said he wasn't ready.
Laura, on January 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM

My fiancé broke up with me a week ago. He said he wasn't ready to be a husband and was ready to be in a relationship. He said I deserve someone who is fully transparent who didn't lie or hide things...

Ann, Feb 17, 2025 4 178
Josephine Brennan
Couples therapy is ruining our relationship
Josephine Brennan, on July 3, 2019 at 2:21 AM

To provide a little backstory before I dive into the current issue, my fiance and I had a long discussion about our wedding date and finally agreed on September 18. 2019. We also discussed things like...

Ann, Feb 17, 2025 36 3,291
Ariel
Kids and Bridal Party
Ariel, on February 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM

We were originally going to have our rule for kids being "only close family", so we could have our nieces and nephews and that's it. However 2 people in the bachelor party that are friends have 4 kids...

CM, Feb 9, 2025 6 136
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sil drama
Jess, on January 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM

My fiance and I have been together for 3 years. He’s very close with his little sister who’s planning to get married in 2025. A few months ago, his sister asked her brother (my fiance’) to stand up...

Janae, Jan 31, 2025 6 194
Megan
Would you be upset if your spouse went to a strip club?
Megan, on November 1, 2022 at 6:39 PM

My husband and I got married this September, we have been together for 6.5 years and have gone to the strip club together many times. He went to the strip club with his groomsmen for his Batchelor...

Brittany, Jan 24, 2025 31 36,918 1
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Am i wrong for not wanting to invite fiances sibling?
PTA, on January 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM

I'm looking for an outside perspective on this situation. I absolutely adore everyone in my fiances family with the exception of one sibling. I've only met them once, and it ended up being one of the...

Kaitlin, Jan 22, 2025 8 258
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