Discussions from Family and Relationships

If my partner and my immediate family dont vibe and never did, is that my own fault? I’ve bizarrely been told told that if I prioritized them having a relationship with each other then I would have...

I see a lot of people doing gift boxes when u ask someone to be your bridesmaids. But need some help my mom past away last year and I want my cousin to stand in her place any ideals the way I can ask...

Hi everyone! I’m getting married in February and am having a terrible time during this planning process. I’m most definitely considering canceling my bridal shower and my bachelorette party due to my...

Ladies please be my listening ear and give advice. I’m dealing with a narcissistic control freak of a future MIL. Fiancé’s mom has said the following: I’m not good enough, he could do better, I steal...

My sister hasn't always been the most responsible person and tends to be very self-centered, but I knew not having her in my wedding would cause a lot of drama. However, having her in the wedding has...

Hi all! A little background and sorry for the long post. I'd like some advice on how to handle a little dilemma I'll be having on our wedding day. My older sister is divorced with two kids. Her now...

My boyfriend and I had talked about getting married for a couple years now. And he’s always made up excuses as to why he hasn’t proposed yet. Tonight I found out the real answer. His mother and sister...

I have really what I thought of as a good friend for going on 15 years whom I’ve asked for advice while dress shopping. I really admire her fashion sense, so I thought with her personality (sense of...

My sister is my matron of Honor and I couldn’t be more excited to have her plan my wedding. However, her husband is a major issue. They’ve been having marital problems for quite some time and she’s...

I overheard my future father-in-law telling a friend that he is planning on bringing a birthday cake and balloons to me wedding to celebrate his elderly fathers birthday “while the whole family is...

Basically, my fiancé and I want to get married ASAP (like the end of this month) in a very small ceremony (immediate family only followed by a brunch/lunch) but my parents are trying to convince us to...

We ended up losing our venue in January thanks to covid and so my fiance and I were going to book another place. But then his parents offered up their big backyard to us. So we have been planning our...

My fiancé and I recently moved into our new apartment, we have his sister staying with us since covid began. We picked our new apartment to fit our need, which included garage, laundry and two...

So I am at complete lose and about to call off my wedding because of my mother in law' girlfriend and I could really use some sound advice because I feel like my head and heart are not in line. My...

I know this may seem silly but it’s bothering me so, my fiancé has friends he’s making groomsmen but for me it’s hard to even choose bridesmaids because the girls I talk to are more like...

My fiance and I are finishing up asking our bridesmaids and groomsmen to be a part of our wedding. I put together nice boxes with some different things in them depending on who we were asking. We...

We got engaged after a short trip in december. We told family right away but FH didn't tell anyone else.. Not his best friend- not the two guys he goes to lunch with every single day... I thought it...

I got engaged about a month ago and the first person I wanted to tell was my little sister. She is 10 years younger than me (I’m 26 and she’s 16) but we have always been really close. Being 10 years...

How do you and your spouse schedule holidays (especially Thanksgiving and Christmas) with each other's families -- especially if both sets of parents live in different locations from where you and...

So me and my cousin who have always been the closest in our big family basically used to do everything together. We were so close people always assumed we were sisters and they also thought we were...