Discussions from Family and Relationships

How did you handle family members saying that won't attend? I can handle the last minute work excuses or no money for plane ticket, but has anyone ever dealt with family or even friends declining to...

Need some advice. We are less than 30 days out from our wedding. We have both been married before so we wanted a small wedding without a bridal party and only close family and friends. We are paying...

This is a little personal even for me, but with that being said im having a super hard time finding a song for my father and I to dance to at my wedding next month. I’ve searched high and low, read so...

So my sister is getting married in a couple months, and in the planing she kept looking for a young grl to be the flower girl, but no luck, most were to big or to small, so we went on a dress fitti g...

Because I feel like we are not on the same page. It’s like he don’t want to be involved in making any decisions.His brother has not even gone and got sized and ordered his suit we are 3 weeks away...

I don't want to attend my brother's wedding. I was excited and planning on going until I found out that my dad's side of the family are attending. They have not been in my life nor my brother's life...

So I’m really close to my step family and they have been there for me at my worst However I decided that for my wedding (oct. 2022) I didn’t want children to be there because it would be to expensive...

Hi everyone! Upon everything else, I’ve been stressing on pictures and the details for my memory table. In less than a year, I lost 3 family members- a cousin who was like a big brother to me, my mom...

I am 31. i have 2 friends that have been part of my life for forever. my "day ones" .. sometimes we may of driffed but we have akways been there. We live down the road. when we had kids we were each...

I have been struggling with my heart since I found out that my 2 biological children were not invited to my step son's wedding. I have been with his father for 20 years. My children are hurt as they...

Fiance's brother's wife recently shared that she and her 2 kids will not be coming to our winter wedding. She says that her new (fully remote/WFH) job that she hasn't even started yet (they hired her...

I just need somewhere to brag about my FH! We went to a consultation for a potential caterer. This vendor is fairly popular in town and has amazing reviews from everywhere! Well my FH sat down and...

Hello all you beautiful brides and handsome grooms to be!! I am looking for some advice on how to deal with the stress and anxiety caused by family drama within the bridal shower and wedding. My...

This is complicated and messy, so bear with me. There's a lot of preponderance around emotional maturity, so for anyone who's been on the path of growth and can understand the nuance of the...

Our max is 200 and our list has hit 217 so I have to make some cuts. There is a lot of extended family from my moms side that my aunt thinks we need to include. We have a large family tree and they...

LONG POST AHEAD.....I have been dealing with parental issues, primarily with my mother, for years. Before I moved out and after. I moved out at the age of 18 and moved 2.5 hours away. Even from a...

How did all y'all do it? Tell me your stories as it's getting close to time to tell them.

My mother has been expressing how she does not know much about planning a wedding. I have not asked her for input. I am excited and showed her the stuff we got today. She didn't have much to comment....

I messed up and I don’t know how to fix it. I did something really stupid. I had joined a FB group for toxic MILs. I made a post that was not anonymous when I was in a bad headspace regarding all of...

My mom died of cancer about two years ago and it hit me and my dad really hard. We've both managed to somehow let go of the negative feelings and move on with our lives while remembering her, although...