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Blending familys can be a true joy, but there are tricky elements too. From merging households, to deciding where to spend the holidays, this is the place to give and get support on all things family.

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Meena
Overbearing Mil or I'm overthinking
Meena, on July 19, 2023 at 9:06 PM

I don't know if it's just me not liking other people telling me what to do and I often feel like I wish I was accepting and positive rather getting offended, or my MiL is genuinely out of line. My...

Kimberly, Jul 20, 2023 3 565
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Second wedding?
Ana, on July 15, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Anyone else getting married for the second time? The first time I was married, I had the full support of my entire family and friends, and people I didn't even know! This time around, I have the...

CM, Jul 18, 2023 6 599
Alyssa
I’m having a hard time sharing the news about being engaged?
Alyssa, on January 19, 2023 at 9:47 PM

I’m shy, well sorta. I’m not a shy person, but when there’s a big life change in my life (good or bad), I tend to not tell anyone until weeks or months or whenever it comes up later down the line. Im...

Sara, Jul 17, 2023 2 2,441
Kelly
No kid wedding except for our son and the three that are in the wedding. Is that rude?
Kelly, on July 2, 2023 at 1:34 AM

My fiancé and I have decided to not have kids at our wedding besides our son (which is a give in), two flower girls (they are sisters and I didn't want to ask one and not the other and they are only...

Katherine, Jul 17, 2023 18 772 1
CountryBride
Intimacy issues - 1yr of marriage
CountryBride, on October 24, 2020 at 2:12 PM

Not sure if this is the right forum to post on but here goes. My husband and I have been married for 1 yr now together for 10 yrs. Throughout our entire relationship there have been intimacy issues....

NickWillson, Jul 17, 2023 39 2,974 1
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Nightmare fsil
Raquel, on July 10, 2023 at 4:05 PM

In my fiancés culture, the MOH and best man are supposed to be a married couple. We don’t have very many married friends, and we were close with his middle sister and her husband at the time we...

Raquel, Jul 10, 2023 505 1
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Help!
Laura, on July 6, 2023 at 9:34 PM

Hi everyone! I need some serious advice and support since I feel like my fiance isn't supporting me and wants to do whatever his parents say. I have found myself with mixed feelings and questioning...

LM, Jul 9, 2023 15 742 1
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Post-wedding anxiety and my family is so mad at me
Kara, on June 16, 2023 at 12:40 PM

My wedding happened recently. It went really, really badly. The ceremony was beautiful but it all went wrong from there. My dress was absolutely destroyed in the mud, it poured on me and my fiancé...

Dani, Jul 7, 2023 8 754
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Opinionated family, people not taking no
Ruth, on July 4, 2023 at 9:38 AM

Hi! I have an extremely opinionated and big family. I have 9 aunts who along with my mom, feel the need to give me their opinions on everything. I tend to people please so from even before I started...

Taylor, Jul 7, 2023 7 532
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My fiancee proposed to me, but says he’s not ready for marrige.
P. S., on June 28, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Hello, I am very frustrated lately and I though I could find some advices here. Me and my fiancee are together for 3 years. He proposed to me in May this year. I wanted it so much, so I was very...

Brenda, Jul 6, 2023 12 4,205
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Close Friend Declined Wedding Invite for a Vacation Instead
Leaves232, on May 5, 2020 at 7:04 PM

I was disappointed when I received a the "no" RSVP from a very close friend but gave her the benefit of the doubt. The conflict had to be something important, right? She also declined my bachelorette...

Alexandra, Jul 5, 2023 24 4,647 1
Justine
Wedding help
Justine, on April 22, 2023 at 4:47 AM

So it has been a tense time for me planning this wedding. My older sister is supposed to be my maid of honor, but we recently got in a fight about nothing that has to do with the wedding. Mean things...

CM, Jul 4, 2023 4 564
Airica
Maid of Honor?
Airica, on July 3, 2023 at 2:11 AM

How is you guys relationships with your maid of honors? Do they get on your nerves sometimes?? Are they extra helpful or do they trying to dictate things and tell you what to do?

Airica, Jul 3, 2023 7 612 1
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Feeling some type of way
Laura, on June 27, 2023 at 9:11 PM

Hi there, I’m here again, asking another question; this time is for support, and I want to know if it isn’t normal to feel like this. My fiancé and I have reserved the venue from a long time ago (it’s...

Jacks, Jun 30, 2023 11 629
Shirley
Do i part ways with my bridesmaid over politics?
Shirley, on November 5, 2020 at 2:56 PM

2020 just keeps getting better and better. During this wonderful contested election, I posted online that I had voted and who I voted for (which I now regret) but not why I voted the way I did. I got...

Bernice, Jun 27, 2023 40 1,678 1
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Friends who skipped wedding how to deal
Dizzy, on June 19, 2023 at 12:49 PM

So we had a lot of (my) friends not come to our wedding- these are late cancels I'm talking about in the 2 weeks to 1 day prior range. Range of excuses (some of which were legit others not, I think...

CM, Jun 23, 2023 7 1,039
Marissa
Family in bridal party
Marissa, on June 19, 2023 at 11:11 PM

My future sister in law has pretty much invited her and her daughter to be apart of the bridal party and just assuming they are going to be in it. My FH has had no comment towards this and it kinda...

Jacks, Jun 21, 2023 5 686
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No gifts from in-laws side
Gina, on June 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Going to start this out by saying that I understand that wedding gifts are appreciated, not expected and help from family is appreciated, but not expected. But this is a pretty odd coincidence. To set...

CM, Jun 21, 2023 11 2,403
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Picking my battles - mom is posting our "getting ready" photos...
The Sealpups, on September 20, 2019 at 8:28 PM

I'm not into social media that much aka I don't need validation from internet friends or the need to show off pictures. In fact, husband and I didn't announce or engagement nor did we post any wedding...

Melissa, Jun 16, 2023 22 2,173
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My future mother in law is trying to control the wedding planning
Olivia, on June 11, 2023 at 10:20 PM

Sorry for the long post. I recently got engaged and we’ve only just begun discussing wedding planning. No decisions made. Not discussing of budget or dates yet. Just talking out loud of possibilities...

CM, Jun 14, 2023 6 4,978 2
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