Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hello, I would love some opinions on my situation. I have an older half sister on my dad's side of the family. He passed away when we were young and my half sister and I never livef in the same house,...

Long before my SIL announced her engagement, my FH and I knew we were getting married and just waiting for the perfect time to propose. I'd already tried on gowns and chosen where to get the ring and...

I’m extremely irritated. My husband isn’t feeling well and before he got to this point I told him to make sure he takes his medicine. He asked me to get him some food when I got off. I got off and got...

My mom is deceased and my dad is in a place where he can’t come, so should I ask my brother to do the father daughter dance?

Just wondering how many people are taking their spouses last name VS keeping their own VS making a unique name. My FSIL and I share the same name, when we get married and I take their last name then...

My fiance and I are 7 years apart but our birthdays are 2 days apart. I'm 31 and he's 24. It was weird for me because he's the same age as my younger brother but clearly I eventually got over it lol....

Me and my bridesmaids decided to speed up the bridal shower and everything was well and good until my older sister dropped a bomb on it with her two crazy friends. It was a pretty big event, so I let...

Background context I moved to California four years ago from North Carolina. My FH and I met and still live in California. We made the choice to have our wedding here instead of traveling back to...

My stepdaughter is getting married next August. Her mother died when she was 11 and I married her father when she was 14. It took some adjustment and we get along fine. I know I'm not her mom and...

My FH and I really want to get married in Pittsburgh. It is where he is from (we live in CT) and it is a special place for us for a number of reasons. My parents want to have the wedding in CT (where...

My Mother got Married in 2018 so we went shopping with her to get her wedding dress she said at the time she want Me to wear her dress when I get married. I want to honor her wishes but also I am not...

I’m happy to be getting married but I know some of my family won’t be there it’s sad but life goes on

I have a lot of close friends and my bridal party would be too big if I chose everybody, so I just decided not to have any bridesmaids. Is anybody else doing this or is this abnormal?

My fiancé and I got engaged in 2021 after being together for 10 yrs. We have had lots of ups and downs- mainly life throwing random things at us where we had to adjust. We always said we’d get married...

How did you handle people close to you not being as excited for you as you expected them to be, and what is the best advice for not getting to upset about it.

I met her 2 years ago. She never did something wrong to me, but our energies don't match. From the beginning she was very insistent to meet and spend time together. Most of the time I could say no,...

No help aside from one of my best friends and my fiancée himself to plan the wedding. I feel like this is my family's way of saying they don't support me, him or us as a couple. I've never been close...

Hi everyone. I recently got engaged and have been with my now fiancé for 9 years! I’m so excited to plan the wedding but I feel extremely alone in this process. Nobody seemed really excited for me, no...

My family is going through a lot right now. My parents are getting divorced and I'm not speaking to my father due to the stress of the situation. I'm pregnant and my blood pressure has been high my...

The first thing you should know is that my family has a lot of drama. Particularly between my two sisters, they love each other, but they are both hotheads and I've always got caught in the crossfire....