Discussions from Family and Relationships

So there is a lot of history with our friendship, we’ll call him “Brad”. We are the type of friends that don’t talk every day but when we do it’s like no time has passed. We haven’t lived in the same...

I have these 3 "friends" from high school, who I am having the honest hardest time trying to figure out whether to add them or cut them from guest list. A little back story... when my fiancé and I...

Hey everyone so not sure how to feel right now I have 5 bridesmaids 3 have gotten there dress and the 4th one is looking to get hers in a few days. The last one is my closest friend of the bridesmaids...

I'm a guy and I have never been in a wedding party as a groomsman or best man. As a kid I was never in a wedding while every other cousin was asked to have roles. I'm very good friend and have gone...

Hello everyone. Now, my topic is a little different and i need as many opinions as possible. So my fiancé and i have been together for 4 years. My parents were very strict on me so as a teenager i...

Does anyone have any issues with over-opinionated FMIL? I know my FMIL has great intentions and I truly love and appreciate her, but it seems like she goes out of her way to try to control the details...

TLDR- showed mom photos from makeup trial. Mom completely hates it and starts using toxic filipino language to say things like “you look like you’re on menopause”, “on a scale of 1-10 that’s the worst...

My fiancé and I have a pretty good idea of the direction we want to take our wedding. However our families, mostly our mothers, are very opinionated and don’t agree with a lot of the decisions we are...

My maid of honor is my best friend of 20+years and I’m getting really weird vibes from her about the wedding. All of my bridesmaids have bought their dresses except my maid of honor. I’ve been asking...

Long story: My wedding is in less than 2 weeks, and all I hear is complaints from the wedding party. As a considerate bride, I did not have a bridal shower, I only asked for a bachelorette party and...

I am struggling with my maid of honor selection. I have someone that I qualify as my best friend, but it is a relationship that hasn’t been without its issues. She has been my friend for 12 years at...

My fiance and I have been together for 3 years. Two of those years we were living together with our parents (not in my plans at all but stuff happens), then we moved into an apartment together. We...

Hi everyone. My wedding will be this fall and I really don't want anyone walking me down the aisle. The whole "giving me away" thing really skeeves me out and I want it to be something just between my...

Having a small wedding with our nearest and dearest— trying to keep it under 50 guests. We are already at 52. My stepdad has been married to my mom for 16 years but I’ve never been close to my...

Hello! First time posting. I have asked four ladies to be my bridesmaids, and can't wait to plan and celebrate with them. Two are my sisters, but the other two haven't met one another or my sisters....

Hey folks!!! Would love to hear about your favorite things about your FH/FW! I’ll go first: FH is the funniest person I have ever met, he has the biggest heart and gives his all! He reminds me that...

I got married six months ago and had my half sister stand up as my maid of honor. She’s 25, I’m 29 and we share the same dad. We haven’t been close in a while and I’d hoped my wedding would be a...

TMI warning Does anyone else deal with strange cycles and issues they fear will hamper conception? My FH and I are getting married this September 2021. He will be 34 and I will be 32. I will then turn...

So my mom asked me if I was going to hyphenate my last name or change it because they want me to keep their last name. After me, the last name will no longer be passed down. I guess that’s their...

Both my fiance and I are experiencing the most difficulties with our mothers during our planning! Each has there own extreme views. At this point that has taken so much away from us but acting this...