Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hi all, I could really use some objective perspectives here. I will try to keep my language as neutral as possible. My friend asked me to be a maid of honor for her destination wedding in Japan. I...

I’m getting married soon but my fiance of 36 years old is too close to his mother and adult sister. I’ve noticed he does everything they want. His sister makes faces and rolls her eyes when i’m there...

Hi everyone! My boyfriend and I have been in a solid relationship for 5 years, and we're about to enter our senior year of college. Being young and all, I thought it'd be nice to get some advice from...

Hello everyone, please excuse me if i make any spelling mistakes because English is not my first language. I will try to explain my situation to the best of my abilities. A good friend of mine (male)...

Hello internet strangers. I am hesitant to post about this, but I need some advice, input or insight at this point. Without airing all of my dirty laundry out on the internet for all those to see, I...

Hi there, I have been working with this colleague for couple of years. We used to be close before and used to hang out rarely in the past but after sometime I would say we drifted apart and stopped...

I’m wanting to send out invites this month. I never wanted a big wedding. I’d much rather go somewhere beautiful and elope. My FH has a huge family, and has always wanted a big wedding. I thought we...

Ok , it's almost Valentine's Day!! So here's a question for you ...... was it love at first sight? Did you feel that zing?? Or was it a slow simmer? For me .... it was neither LOLOLOL After...

A friend of mine “Dina” has been with her new partner for a few months now. I still haven’t met him (though others in our circle have) but Dina is well aware that I will be inviting her partner to my...

My fiance's mother died when he was 11. He was the only child from that marriage. His father remarried when he was 16. His father has three children from that marriage. Twin daughters who are 16 and...

The background: my mother passed away 11 years ago, my father is remarried to an amazing woman who will be my “mother of the bride.” My fiancés parents both passed within this past year. He would like...

How do you feel about smoking? Is it just a nasty habit you don't like, or is it a total deal breaker? Red Flag or Deal Breaker? Next Question: Having different religious beliefs? Back to the...

I need to vent about this! Can't really say it to my fiance (Well, I can but don't really want to). Don't want to say it to my friends because I have been trying to refrain from talking about my...

To start off my mother and father have been divorced for over 20 years. My dad and his girlfriend have been together for about 20 years, it's understanding why my mom doesn't like my father's...

Me and my boyfriend have been together for 2 plus years and he's btw 12 years older than me , he's 40 and I'm 28 and he's moving to England next month . I told him that the only way for us to be in...

Not sure how to handle this, if I even need to, and if I should even care. My fiancé and I are in one of those situations where we are paying for most of our wedding on our own. Which is fine to me-...

TLDR; friendship has grown apart quite a bit since asking my friend to be a bridesmaid. We haven’t spoken in 4 months, and probably haven’t seen each other since July 2023. I guess let me start with:...

Sorry this is long: So me & my half sister got married a few months from eachother, she is a few years younger than me and I don’t know if it’s just me, but I feel like everything is a...

Hello all! I need help. Both of my sisters got engaged last year (2023) 1 month apart. My oldest sister got engaged the last weekend of May and wanted to plan her wedding in June of 2024. My middle...

I’m not the bride but the sister in law. She is in a difficult situation and we could use an outside perspective. My father in law (brides father) had an affair and divorced my mother in law after 35...