Family and Relationships
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Who has a fun story about the way your FH/FW met your family? I had been dating my FH only very briefly, and we were doing the long distance thing. He came up for a weekend about a month after we...
Dear god in heaven. Sorry for the long rant. My mother is very difficult. She has mental health issues and whatnot and we don’t really have much of a relationship. All she asked was to come to my...
Does anyone else struggle with Major depression or other mental health issues? If so, how has this affected your engagement and wedding planning? I got engaged on Christmas and while it made me happy...
Should my daughter invite her half sister to her wedding? Her half sister had a complete melt down when it came time to take photos at her brothers wedding. Crying and hiding her face and walking...
Fiance and I picked our closest friends to be our wedding party, was gonna be 6 total; best person, Maid of Honor, 2 groomsmen and 2 bridesmaids.... My maid of honor and 1 of the brides maids have...
Hello everyone, As wedding planning is starting for us, I am really saddened that my family will not be able to be here for my wedding. They all live in my home country and, due to COVID and visa...
Our wedding is in under 2 months and it’s a redo because of Covid. We are already having a super small wedding (32 invited) and so much family has already canceled (only 11 accepted) and I just can’t...
Hey everyone My boyfriend and I are aren’t engaged yet, but we will be in the next few months (which is why I’m here, hope that’s ok)Anyways, we started talking about it a couple months back. I ended...
My dad (with whom I was VERY close) recently passed away unexpectedly and our whole family is devastated. My FH and his family have been so supportive and wonderful during this time. Our wedding date...
So my “mother-in law” has done some pretty horrible things to me. Most recently she said awful things to my oldest son about me. We haven’t talked to her since last month and I honestly have nothing...
Just learned that nobody from my FH's extended family will come to our wedding that was delayed by over a year due to covid. What's worse is that some who originally accepted the invite last year now...
So my fiance and I are getting married next Fall in 2022. We've had our wedding party picked out for a long time since we got engaged back in April of this year. Asking our friends and loved ones to...
Hey, I’m a lil disappointed, I know I shouldn’t be bc it’s happening bc of covid and worry warts but I’m just sad. My grandmother has gone to every single one of her grandkids wedding. Has traveled...
Hi all. I need some advice.... My future hubby has 4 sisters. (1 doesn't live in state and 3 of them do) My finace is really close with his older sister and I've gotten pretty close with her too. We...
Hello everyone! I'm needing some advice on how to handle one of my bridesmaid's behavior. I've known her for almost 3 years now, and haven't had any problems with her until I got engaged and added her...
My friend and I have both had to postpone our weddings by a year, due to covid restrictions. I also have tickets to Glastonbury festival, which are really hard to get hold of! The festival has been...
My wedding is on Saturday and my brother and sister-in-law are part of the bridal party. My brother has done nothing for my fiance up until now. My sister-in-law threw me a shower which was very nice...
I do not have a great relationship with my sister-in-law. She was upset when I got engaged because we were engaged at the same time, however, she got married first and I waited until after her wedding...
