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Sorry if this is long. I was just wondering if anyone else’s friends have changed the way they act towards you since you got engaged. I have this friend who I’ve been friends with since we were just...
So my fiance and I just recently got engaged and instead of being overwhelmed with joy I am filled with anxiety. My mother and I don't get along at all! She always tends to make things about her, play...
My FH and I live about 3 hours away from our hometown. We see our families about once a month and I have always gotten along with and had what I thought was a pretty good relationship with my FMIL....
Most of my family will not be at my wedding because they don’t like who I’m marrying. It has caused a lot of drama and sadness. We were originally going to elope and then decided to have an actual...
Hi all, I know I haven’t been active lately but there has been a lot going on and I would appreciate some advice if you could so kindly give it! so many emotions right now. Me and my SO have been...
Okay, so me and my fiance are living together, and we are getting married by the pastor of the church we attend together. We had our first Pre-Marital Counseling session tonight and the pastor said...
Hi guys! I think I just need to vent and I figured maybe I could borrow someone’s ears (or eyes in this case) and just have a little support. i got engaged last September to my long term bf of 6...
So I was talking to a wedding planner and she asked what is our budget. Which I couldn't answer. Didnt even think about how much I was going to need to get everything I want. Especially when your...
This is more of a rant but when my daughter announced her engagement and asked me to take charge of planning, I really had no idea how petty her now MIL could be. Once I found out her son wasn’t...
So, my dad is, thankfully, paying for my wedding. He asks me every now and then about it and pushes me to get things figured out in a respectful way because he knows my life is busy. Well, my stepmom...
My only sister is 9 years older than me and had me as her Maid of Honor back when I was 15 years old (I was surprised...). Honestly we still aren't super close so I was just going to have her as a...
Hi everyone! I wanted to know if anyone has had to cancel their wedding within two weeks or less? Its all due to family drama. *sigh* FH and I are both extremely stressed. My FH's brother was to cater...
So.... My fiance and I are getting married in December in east coast. My fiance is originally from California with majority of his family still living there. We've dated for 2 years now and I have yet...
So first of let me say I am a huge control freak! My mother passed away when I was a little girl my grandparents raised me and my brothers and I have essentially been on my own since high school...
Hello everyone. I asked my long time best friend to be my MOH and a college friend and cousin to be bridesmaids. My college friend I still would hang out with about 4 times a year and went on...
So my fiancé and I got engaged this July and we are getting married in March 2019. My fiancé’s sister is also engaged and is getting married May 2019. They have had that date set, but they also got...
Wondering what I should do for my in-laws significant other as far as gift. one has been married over 10 years so he’s like a second father. The other has a girlfriend of 3 years. She’s sweet and I...
So me and his mother had a great relationship at first, years ago. But she slowly started to dislike me as my relationship with her son got more serious and she feels like I'm changing him, taking him...
Hi ladies! I’ve been struggling for the past couple weeks and have no idea what to do. Let me give you a run down of what’s going on. I knew for a while that things weren’t exactly right with my...
I am so annoyed by my FH sister. She sent me this incredibly passive aggressive text message yesterday: FH’s Sister: Hi Brittany…..wedding question. I saw the invitation about the rehearsal dinner and...