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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...
So my FH and I recently found out that we are expecting! We are due in January 2022 and our wedding is in September 2022! We booked the hall already. We have different people saying we need to cut the...
Hello.... we moved into our house 2 years ago, and started hanging out with our neighbors pretty frequently. Our kids love playing together, we have campfires at our houses a good bit, and go to each...
So through therapy I have been learning to stick up for myself I normally hate converttation however learning to set healthy boundaries. So I have these two bridesmaids who are my cousins. Let’s call...
We are three weeks from our wedding but my maid of honor still has not bought her plane ticket. I have brought it up a few times to her already and every time she brushes it off. Part Of me is...
As some of you know from one of my posts. My fiancés mom pulled the plug on our wedding in their backyard, all because my mom accidentally booked my shower the day his mom had a wedding she never told...
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Hi! First post here, but I have an issue. My fiance accompanied me to a huge family crawfish boil Saturday for my 3 graduating cousins. He's white, I'm black. This hasn't been an issue, he's met my...
I want to get our daughter something special for our wedding. She will only be 3 at that point but I want to make sure we include her. She is going to be a part of our engagement photos and I am...
I have been engaged to the father of my twins for four years. When he proposed I got excited and asked my then best friend to be my maid of honor. After I had the twins she disappeared. We would text...
I'm posting this here because I've met so many wonderful,, supportive people in these forums.. I am supposed to be getting married in a little over a month. This past Friday my dad had a procedure...
My fiancé and I have been together for 4 years. We’re getting married next month. We each came into the relationship with sons the same age, they’re 12 now. His ex started giving push back when he...