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Wedding anxiety
Jamie, on September 20, 2023 at 4:52 PM

I am crying nonstop over this and have so much anxiety to the point I want to cancel the wedding. Long story short, my family doesn’t get along, mainly because my mom continues to hold a grudge and...

Michael, Sep 22, 2023 5 631
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Fiance not interested or excited in plans/honeymoon
Phoebe, on September 17, 2023 at 12:18 AM

I *think* I just need someone to talk me off the ledge lol. My fiance is very laid back. Rarely mad, laid back, not eager to go hang out with people, takes himself a little too seriously sometimes,...

Michael, Sep 22, 2023 12 1,930
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Uninvited second cousin sending gifts and writing weird messages
Sr123, on July 1, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Hi! I’m getting married in September and these last few months have been really stressful. I’m trying to enjoy and soak up this “happy time” as much as I can but I keep having little annoyances happen...

Emma, Sep 22, 2023 12 892
Michelle
3 years and no proposal..
Michelle, on July 28, 2023 at 3:19 PM

My boyfriend and I have been together for 3+ years. We have been living together for 2 years, which ultimately I wanted to wait until we were at that point in our relationship where we were ready to...

Alex, Sep 19, 2023 11 1,961
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Should i be asking more questions of my bride?
Fae, on September 13, 2023 at 10:17 AM

Hello everyone! I am in need of some help. I am the MOH in my best friends wedding next year. Hers is in the spring/early summer. The issue I am coming up too is she hasn't given me a lot of...

Rae, Sep 18, 2023 6 740
Tricia
Destination wedding, sick grandparent?
Tricia, on September 16, 2023 at 11:33 AM

Hi I just got engaged to my HS sweetheart 10 years later. Happiest time of my life. His job requires travel and we have spent the last 6 summers overseas. We want to get married overseas at this...

Michelle, Sep 16, 2023 4 552
Kelly
Blending Friend Groups
Kelly, on September 12, 2023 at 5:35 PM

How did you and your partner integrate each other into your respective friend groups? Do you consider their friends your friends? My fiance and his friends are big into D&D and other tabletop...

Lisa, Sep 14, 2023 1 641
Emily
Bridesmaids Bday is the day before wedding.
Emily, on September 11, 2023 at 3:48 PM

Hey all! I have an issue that I am not sure even is an issue or not. One of my bridesmaids' birthdays is the day before the wedding and day of rehearsal/dinner. I wasn't aware her birthday was the day...

Michelle, Sep 12, 2023 4 726
Katie
Angry with sis after wedding
Katie, on September 5, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Hi all, had my wedding on Sunday! All in all, it was amazing, but I’m feeling particularly hurt/irritated about some things that went down with my sister the day of. I had asked my niece and nephew to...

LM, Sep 6, 2023 4 974
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Sister In Law Drama
HiItsMeImTheProblem, on August 21, 2023 at 8:09 PM

I am going to try and explain this as objectively as I can. BIL got engaged 2022, everyone in the family was asked to be in wedding including significant others except me. I was dating the grooms...

Michelle, Sep 1, 2023 6 910
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Wedding Party
Stephanie, on August 30, 2023 at 11:52 AM

So I’m looking for other’s perspectives and opinions on my current situation. A little back story…. My fiancé and I have been together for 5 years and got engaged 5 months ago. Fiancé’s brother got...

Veronica, Aug 30, 2023 16 974
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Hurt
Heidi, on August 28, 2023 at 9:11 PM

My son is getting married in little over a year. I have planned events for a long time. I also helped find their venue. They were going to cook at their own wedding to save money, I asked them if they...

CM, Aug 29, 2023 7 771
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Mom does not want my step mom at my wedding, what do i do?
Rumor, on January 30, 2019 at 12:01 AM

About 15 years ago my parents split up, I was 8, and my father remarried a family friend after a few years, who may or may not have been the other woman, she and my dad both swear she was not and I...

Lg, Aug 28, 2023 20 4,107 2
Emily
Wanting to Get Along
Emily, on August 26, 2023 at 12:40 PM

Good morning! I am in need of a little advice. My mother and I have a difficult relationship, we love each other dearly and use to be best friends but I as grew up and into the individual I am today,...

Jacks, Aug 28, 2023 12 534 1
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Boyfriend not invited to my brother's wedding
Evelyn, on August 19, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Long story short. I was engaged for almost two years and planning a wedding. My fiancé got cold feet three months before the wedding. We ended up canceling the entire wedding. I was very upset. I...

Michelle, Aug 27, 2023 5 931
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Help: fmil thinks she has control over entire guest list & wedding
Koren, on August 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM

My fiancé and I got engaged earlier this year and our venue, vendors, and wedding date are already set for late next year. We are currently creating the guest list and we are already extremely...

CM, Aug 25, 2023 6 599
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How to Deal with Disapproving Parents
LRanier, on August 19, 2023 at 12:34 AM

My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year and a half, 8 months of which was long-distance. He's in college 600+ miles and over 10 hours away but is home in the summer and during breaks....

LM, Aug 21, 2023 14 1,078
Anna
Am i being selfish not wanting to go overseas for a family trip the same year as my wedding?
Anna, on August 20, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Hi! My fiancé and I are getting married next year, we’re having a destination wedding across the country. We plan to fly out there twice next year, once for taste testing, hair trial, etc. the next...

Jacks, Aug 21, 2023 12 760
Kara
Need help with a title
Kara, on August 15, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Hi! I’m stuck and need some advice, we have a program for the wedding and it says on the grooms side parents of the groom and gives that dedication to his parents. On my side my parents aren’t...

Rosebud, Aug 20, 2023 3 407
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Some advice please: friendships during the wedding planning process.
Anonymous, on August 17, 2023 at 9:44 AM

My best friend of almost 20 years demoted me from being her Matron of Honor in her wedding. I am getting married this year, she is getting married next year. Planning my wedding at the same time as...

CM, Aug 18, 2023 5 772
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