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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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Tyna
How to be there as comfort for your spouse
Tyna, on January 16, 2022 at 11:59 PM

Questions? How to comfort my husband if he not allowing me to do so. Every time my spouse goes through something rather than talking about it to me, he prefers to stay angry and talk down in his self....

Kristen, Jan 17, 2022 5 801
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Guest list
Katlin, on January 16, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Help!! I’m having a tiny wedding less than 40 people. I am inviting grandparents parents siblings and close friends. I had a few more spots on my list and decided to invite an aunt and her 2 kids that...

Cece, Jan 17, 2022 7 551 2
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Having a partner with mental illness, specifically bipolar depression, is hard.
Carissa, on April 9, 2021 at 2:25 PM

Idk what I'm seeking by posting here. Maybe a place to vent, maybe some support from someone either experiencing it themselves or through their spouse. My FH has (clinically diagnosed) bipolar...

Jacks, Jan 17, 2022 7 751
Hannah
Family invited their friends without permission
Hannah, on January 14, 2022 at 10:21 AM

I have posted on here about this before but honestly situation kinda changed and i cannot find my post but... my mother brought up yesterday how her friends said they would help to do the day of...

Jacks, Jan 17, 2022 7 936
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moh - should i ask her to step down?
Daisy, on January 16, 2022 at 10:00 AM

Throwaway account so that no one I know can find the story. Sorry for the long post, felt like details were very important to the story! Backstory- MOH, let's call her Sarah, has been a good friend of...

Jacks, Jan 17, 2022 11 873 1
Julia
Fiancé wants me to change wedding date so he can go to his cousins graduation
Julia, on May 25, 2021 at 1:54 PM

I can’t believe I’m writing this. Background: fiancé and I got engaged Jan 9 of this year. From the start, I planned on having the wedding between May-August 2022 and had been very vocal about it with...

Julia, Jan 17, 2022 26 2,087
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mil advice/vent
Jamie, on January 16, 2022 at 6:21 PM

Since getting engaged tension between MIL and I has escalated. We are very different with complete opposite ideas of how the wedding should be but she is continuing to try to take control and in my...

Jamie, Jan 16, 2022 6 741
Mandi
i Said Yes !!
Mandi, on January 12, 2022 at 7:11 PM

The day I said Yes ! Christmas Day 2021

MIWM, Jan 16, 2022 7 276
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Mother-in-law Questions
Haley, on January 13, 2022 at 8:31 PM

I've been having a bit of a struggle lately and I could use some advice. Back in September, I invited my Mother-in-Law to be to come with me to the fitting whenever my wedding dress would come in. I'm...

MIWM, Jan 16, 2022 8 834
Mandi
a walk in the snow
Mandi, on January 13, 2022 at 10:54 AM

Nothing is more perfect than a walk in the snow with my soon to be husband.

Mandi, Jan 16, 2022 4 336
Tyna
Is its ok to allow your husband to stay out all night
Tyna, on January 15, 2022 at 9:58 AM

Questions I have been married to my husband for 5 years going 6 years.Been together for 11 years, but we have been battling with some relationship problems. One is trust, communication, understanding...

Shannon, Jan 16, 2022 5 3,194
Veronica
Maid of Honor Trouble
Veronica, on January 13, 2022 at 11:47 AM

I could go on and on about my maid of honor she’s amazing and she’s my best friend. However our friendship is starting to be compromised because she is trying to take over everything and she’s acting...

Maggie, Jan 13, 2022 1 539 1
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Parents
Nicci, on January 5, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Ok so I’m not super close with my mother at all, Do to her being a drama queen and a narcissistic person, She thinks she is invited to my wedding and I never once said she was, What is the nicest way...

Elly, Jan 12, 2022 4 624
Laura
Feeling Crushed About My Upcoming Wedding
Laura, on December 31, 2021 at 2:41 PM

Hey guys! I have been beyond excited for our destination wedding in Puerto Rico since we began planning pre-covid, and even after postponing a year due to covid. We are a little over a month away, and...

Jacks, Jan 12, 2022 6 421
Lila
Horrible relationship w/ Sister... Bridesmaid?
Lila, on January 11, 2022 at 6:49 PM

Hi, So I have kind of a difficult question I am hoping for some insight on from other brides. Me and my sister have a very TUMULTUOUS relationship, horrible fights even as adults. She has some serious...

Sagan, Jan 12, 2022 4 899
Kristin
His ex…
Kristin, on January 9, 2022 at 6:45 PM

I met his ex wife when she called him to get the girls because the car broke down. We pulled up and we got introduced. She was nice enough. He said, I did not want you to meet that way after we drove...

Tracy, Jan 11, 2022 14 910
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Father dying of cancer
Tyff, on December 22, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Not sure if he will make it to my wedding. I can’t imagine the hole it will leave to have one of the most important men in my life missing. Anyone consider cancelling due to terminal illness or...

Charlotte, Jan 11, 2022 12 988
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Maid of Honor dropped out few weeks before wedding!
Sheree , on January 10, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Hello my maid of honor dropped out she is a sister in law. my in laws and my fiancé and I all had a despite because they didn’t like our no child rule at the wedding and said it was stupid so now we...

Charlotte, Jan 11, 2022 9 1,059
Jackie
Troublesome fmil - again!
Jackie, on January 10, 2022 at 3:49 PM

I need unbiased advice… difficult FMIL strikes again. FMIL has been a massive pain throughout the entire wedding planning process. She has repeatedly tried to manipulate us into making choices about...

Jacks, Jan 11, 2022 5 250
Rachel
Dilemma - adult nieces @ wedding but they are ex-inlaws
Rachel, on January 10, 2022 at 2:50 PM

Hi I'm 53 and getting married in April for the 2nd time. I was with my first husband for over 20 years and am very close to my nieces and nephews from his side of the family. My nieces, who are adults...

Jacks, Jan 11, 2022 9 772
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