Discussions from Family and Relationships

Please provide nonjudgemental support. Hey everyone so I've been engaged to this guy in Kentucky since May 2021. I live in New York and we've been in a long distance relationship for four years. He's...

I am getting married to the man of my dreams in June and I am very excited!!! I love his family and want to get closer to them in this time. He has one sister, a sister-in-law, and his brother has a...

So one of my bridesmaids foresees herself getting engaged to her boyfriend in the near future (yay!!) and casually mentioned to me a few weeks ago that she’d like me to be her MoH when the time comes....

How does everyone deal with family drama? I am super laid back but there are certain I want because it keeps it in budget but people are getting mad and being rude about what I want. How do you handle...

I'm super torn.. my fiancé has a huge family with tons of kids from new born babies to 15 years old, and I don't think I want the kids at your wedding anymore.. which means we lose our flower girl,...

Okay, so this is a VERY long story, but I’ll make it as short as I can for you all! So I have two sister, both younger than me (full & half). Me and my half sister are extremely close and she is...

I would like to get some support from people in this forum. We were together for 2 years. He proposed on our first year anniversary. We were electrical at first but after our engagement we started...

Hey Future Brides & Grooms I’m just curious if my engagement is the only one as dramatic as a reality tv show. Everything from hating ass family members, friends, and (excuse my language)...

Hi Apologies in advance for the vent. My fiance and I have decided to have a destination wedding (Italy) as we are from opposite sides of the world (Ireland and Australia) and thought it would be...

I am 25 female. SO is a 36 male. We both have children. I have a 5 year old. He has a 9 year old. My sons father and I have a great relationship and can coparent very well. My SO has an awful...

Hi Brides! I got engaged in July, but my mom really dislikes my fiance. Everytime I try to mention anything to her about planning, she comes up with ridiculous things from years ago (like saying some...

So, my father is very alive and very much in my life. However, he has never been the type of father you'd look up to, he's the type of father that your mother warns you "just don't marry anyone like...

Oh the joy of getting family together for Christmas. It created an interrsting one of surprise. My brother’s GF brought her cat over and let it roam free. I have a puppy almost 6 months old who...

My husband’s brother is getting married. When my husband and I got married 3 years ago, his brother was his best man and his brother’s then girlfriend was a bridesmaid. They are now engaged and state...

I’m having some difficulty in deciding to invite my Mom’s extended family to the wedding. For the past year my mom and one of her brothers have been feuding, this is not the first feud. It also...

Hi all! I am feeling really conflicted on what to do regarding my bridal party. I am a very family oriented person (youngest of four siblings) and as my family continues to grow, the number of...

To start off, my parents got divorced three years ago in a very disruptive and dramatic way. Within all of that, my brother stopped talking to my father and severed him from his life entirely. I don't...

Hi everyone I enjoy wearing designer items but I do not wear them to show off. I truly love the designs which is why I buy them. In fact, most of my designer items do not have any logos on them - or...

My now husband had an uncompromising vision for his wedding, and I planned it in 5 months for him. It was luxe, gorgeous, a good time, and under budget. However, as 2021 winds down, I feel I lost...

I guess this is more of a vent than anything else, but also just hoping someone else experienced something similar and can assure me it will pass. I'm the oldest and the first kid to get married in my...