Discussions from Family and Relationships

I finally made my decision on who I wanted to be party of my bridal party, and one of my cousins who I am really close with is upset that she wasn’t chosen. I only didn’t pick her because she’s not...

Hoping to find another sole out there who may also have gone through this! Needing some connection + wisdom to feel less alone + sad by this recent discovery. My fiancé and I have been members of our...

There's a lot to this situation but it's important for context here, so here we go.. My fiance is from South Africa, I'm in the states. We have already decided that we need to keep the wedding small...

We got engaged and started planning our wedding without considering premarital counseling and now I'm considering it. Thing is, we cannot afford it, and there are not many options near us to begin...

I have a very close friend group I met in college 10 years ago. Two of my three college roommates are going to be invited to my Bachelorette party, but my third roommate and I ate not nearly as close...

Hi everyone. So as of today my wedding is 90 days away. Everything has been pretty smooth sailing up til now. I lost a bridesmaid a month ago because my young sister couldn’t keep her mouth shut to be...

Hi everyone! I'm in this interesting situation and would love any insight on how to go about it. I recently had to decide who my bridesmaids were going to be and I ended up picking 8 of my girls. I...

I’m from Sweden and my fiancé is American. We live in the US. We got engaged in Greece and later decided that would be our wedding destination. Part of the reason being it is only a 2-3 hour flight...

I’ve always wanted to elope, and my partner and I came to the agreement to “essentially” elope with our parents and siblings present. When we decided to start moving in the direction of the idea, he...

So my dad recently told me that my sister may not even come to the wedding. This really hurt me. She’s having her third baby a month before our wedding date and lives across the states. I understand...

My grandparents have all been gone for many years. My fiance still has both his grandmother's, but not grandfather's. I recently lost 2 aunts, one I was close with, the other not so much. My family is...

So, we got engaged on Oct. 3, 2018, on our 5yr anniversary. My step-sister (of about 7 years) got engaged shortly after, after being with her FH for about 3yrs. (I know everyone is different with...

I am looking for an upbeat song to dedicate to my sister-in-law. Any suggestions? We have not had a perfect relationship through the years and but we both are trying to do and be better.

I have 7 very close friends that I would like to be my groomsmen however not many bridesmaids. So my fiance and I are feeling like going in the direction of only having a BM and MOH. Only thing is I...

Bit of a rant more than anything. Our wedding is small (40 ppl) and I’m not having bridesmaids because I wanted to avoid upsetting people as I have a lot of friends but none I’m super close to really...

There are many cogs spinning in this mess, but to keep it short, my fiancé's mother is an awful human. That's something he's said and after meeting her, I wholly agree. His father is ok, but also, I...

Hi guys! I'm getting married next year, and I'm starting to plan the wedding party. I have 4 younger siblings. At the time of the wedding they will be girl 12 (almost 13), girl 9, girl 9, boy 8. My...

Long story short. i never had my birth dads last name till about three years ago when i could finally afford to legally change it. and now im torn on what to do. I want to take my soon to be husbands...

What are you giving parents as gifts

Hello all, any advice is greatly appreciated! I am getting married in March of this year & I originally had 2 maids of honor, one being my sister and the other was one of my best friends from...