Discussions from Family and Relationships

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....

Was there any doubt? How does your partner make you feel? What sealed the deal?

I wasn’t planning on involving my fiancé’s 2 young step-sisters (10 and 11 yrs) other than them being invited, but this weekend When talking to my future step-MIL I made the mistake of saying “well...

My fiancé and I just got engaged this July and we’ve decide we 100% want to do a destination wedding in the Caribbean since my family is from the Dominican Republic and I want my family there to be...

I’m the maid of honor in my friends wedding, we’ve been “best friends” since high school, have known each other since middle school. We are now 28. She’s also the maid of honor for my wedding. Months...

I'm about to get married in July and I'm having a big problem. I had Covid-19 two years ago and after that the way things smell to me are different now. The biggest issue is my fiancés breath. I can't...

What topics to talk about with Father in-law for the first time?

Hi all, Our original wedding was planned for May 2020 and then Covid and after it all settled down a bit in late 2021 the next best time, which I checked with many people, was May 2023…but ultimately...

Hello! This will be very short! I found out a few hours ago my father has been checking the prices on the venue that I’m currently booked with for my ceremony. Should I be concerned? He’s no paying...

Dear community, My wedding is in the upcoming month and I invited my aunts but none of them are coming due to silly excuses. I see them hanging out together happily but when I tried to ask them to...

I am the mother of the groom. I have been more opinionated than I ever imagined I would be; but I view things differently. 1. I got into an argument with my son about proper lightening to and from the...

The other week my family got together for my dad’s birthday & I just mentioned that I had been researching venues & it was exhausting but I had gotten two quotes I liked & my FSIL looked...

Is it weird to get your bridemaids/jr bridesmaid/mother of the bride/mother of the groom different colored "asking" boxes? They are all the same box, wording, & all the stuff is the same in it but...