Family and Relationships
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...