Discussions from Family and Relationships

Getting married in 3 days . My mom and sister are making it awful for me because I invited my stepmom who I have Been close with for 32 years. Of course my sister snd mom still aren’t over it . She...

I went ahead and married my fiancé and so far it’s already been a nightmare. The same issues are surfacing times 10 and I’m emotionally and mentally drained. He is always complaint about how he does...

So I'll try to make this as short as possible... I recently realized my mom has NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). My dad died when I was 12, and she erupted when I told her I do not like her...

Ugh…classic mama drama…I am planning my dress shopping appointments and I was going to invite my mom, my fiancés mom, and two bridesmaids. My fiancé is an only child so his mom wouldn’t have any other...

I chose my childhood best friend to be my MOH and she happily accepted. Fast forward to now, she hasn’t been involved in a lot of our conversations with the rest of the bridesmaids. She’s in nursing...

So I feel kinda like a jerk but on another hand I don’t. So I come from a HUGE family. (1 of 11) I have countless nieces and nephews as well as cousins. So here’s my dilemma, I’m not inviting all of...

My FH and I both earn enough money, and both of us didn't want our parents' help to pay for the wedding. We asked our parents to save their money and use it on our siblings since they are also in...

NEED TO VENT / I've been feeling some type of way about family and want to know if anyone else has felt this way or am I just being too emotional about everything? I'm having a destination wedding in...

I don't have any parents, aunts. Or uncles.ive tried to include my MIL in planning, received only luke warm response...if any. We planned park wedding with picnic to keep costs down and to mimic our...

Ok I need impartial opinions if Im beein unreasonably upset. All of my family is coming from out of town. And my sister is one of my bridesmaids. The majority of my fiancée family is also coming in...

So we had agreed on having 75 people and put money on other things we prioritized like honeymoon. We still have more things to check off the list(wedding is this Dec.) but his mom is inviting a whole...

Hey all I may be getting ahead of myself here but stressing already. My husband and Is plan (we got married June 21) was to start trying for a baby when I turn 30 and that is now this is our first...

Some back story: I'm getting married to my fiancé, with whom I've been with for 7 years now, in less than 45 days. His sister and I used to get along just fine, but about 5 months ago, started this...

My middle sister (2 yrs older) is not a fan of my FH. She has flat out told me (@ the very beginning & about a yr into the relationship) that she didn’t like him but was unable to give good...

Hi all! I'm not really sure what to do in this situation. The past month my MOH has been a bit distant (we would text pretty much every day prior to a month ago). A couple of weeks ago I wanted to...

There are 5 different love languages. Quality TimePhysical TouchActs of ServiceReceiving GiftsWords of Affirmation What is your love language and your significant other? How do you cater to each other...

Just wanted to say how much I really wanted to be close with my future in laws but unfortunately it won’t be that case. From the start of planning to the end they’ve continued to complain about not...

I got married last December after 2 years of planning (thanks COVID!) and my then best friend came across as incredibly jealous to me - for someone who I knew didn't really care for getting married,...

Hi all, First time poster. I tried scouring the internet for advice on a situation similar to mine, but I came up short. Posting because I am getting cold feet from a bridesmaid. I asked my friend to...

Me and my fiancé and 2 days away from marriage and I can’t shake this feeling of wanting to run away. I fear commitment but I’ve taken many leaps with him I’ve these past 3 years. We are 13 years...