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Blending familys can be a true joy, but there are tricky elements too. From merging households, to deciding where to spend the holidays, this is the place to give and get support on all things family.

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Torrie
Questioning my bff to be a bridesmaid
Torrie, on April 27, 2021 at 11:40 AM

So I need some opinions, one of my closest friends I met in college I want to ask to be a bridesmaid. However I’m questioning if I should ask her, she flaked out on every plan we’ve made together...

Katie, Apr 29, 2021 13 340
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Help! Wedding supposed to be in 3 days! May not happen!
Kaylee, on April 28, 2021 at 8:08 AM

Hi! My fiancée and I have been together for 4 years. We are supposed to get married on this Saturday. Shes the one who asked me to marry her 3 years ago. She’s been having really cold feet, like very...

Samantha, Apr 29, 2021 11 1,199
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Postponements and Covid
Justine, on April 9, 2021 at 4:07 PM

We were meant to get married this coming May but because of tbe pandemic we had to postpone our wedding. I have always wanted to get married in May and so we looked into the possibilities of marrying...

Eve79, Apr 28, 2021 10 729
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Just Venting mil
Doxie Mom, on April 28, 2021 at 3:39 PM

This weekend my fiancé and I had separate bachelorette/bachelor parties in separate cities, before leaving we went to breakfast where his mom works. My fiancé and I have been dating for over 9 years,...

Becky, Apr 28, 2021 6 349
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Unsupportive fmil ((just need to vent))
EGD, on April 27, 2021 at 1:58 PM

This doesn't even really pertain to my wedding but it's weighing heavy on my heart and I just need a safe place to unload it. It's gonna be a long one so thank you if you read the whole thing. One of...

EGD, Apr 28, 2021 12 547
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Bridesmaid Situation
Amanda, on April 28, 2021 at 8:59 AM

Update: I was not invited to the wedding and the other bridesmaid was, along with one of our other friends. Around January one of my bridesmaids posted a picture of her save the dates she was sending...

Kristen, Apr 28, 2021 8 740
Kasy
update in my last post "how Do You Deal With racist Family???"
Kasy, on April 24, 2021 at 9:06 AM

Ever since I did my post in my situation of my family I have received so many messages. Thank you All! Thank you for the support and the advice! I had made my piece with myself in accepting the fact...

Kristen, Apr 28, 2021 2 635
Jessica
Unsupportive mother
Jessica, on April 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Basically my mom is Bipolar and she's not on medication for it so we never really know what were going to get. When me and my mans first moved in together she was 100% again it. Said I was making a...

Ka-Rina, Apr 27, 2021 5 695
AJ
Mother Frustration - Help!
AJ, on March 26, 2021 at 9:33 AM

Hello, So my wedding isn't until end of October 2022 but when trying to include my mom in wedding planning (mostly just tossing around ideas) she is just so negative. Examples: When talking about my...

Jessi, Apr 27, 2021 24 1,944
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Flaky Friend
Lauren, on April 26, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Hi, my wedding is next year in February of 2022 and I am in need of some advice. I have a friend who I have known for a couple of years now, that I would consider a good friend in the sense that I can...

Kari, Apr 27, 2021 7 1,093
Jackie
Inviting someone you don’t like?
Jackie, on October 15, 2019 at 1:56 PM

Hello all. I’ve recently been thinking about my guest list...who to invite and who not to invite. My fiancé has a friend that I’m not particularly fond of...probably not all! I’m stuck in the in...

Judith, Apr 26, 2021 27 8,783 1
Deja
Maid of Honor not helping with planning
Deja, on March 29, 2021 at 1:04 AM

My maid of honor is my best friend and has been for over 15 years. But I’m really having a hard time. I asked her to be my maid of honor because I value her opinion and want her to help with things....

Grace, Apr 26, 2021 30 3,043
Fiona
Covering tattoos
Fiona, on April 20, 2021 at 7:20 PM

Does anyone have any opinion on being asked by a family member to cover your tattoos for the wedding??

Judith, Apr 26, 2021 20 1,278
Lizz
My mother is insane
Lizz, on April 25, 2021 at 5:11 PM

To make an extremely long background story short, my parents hate each other. My dad is remarried, and I am closer to my step siblings than I am to my brother. My mom has a long term boyfriend that...

Kari, Apr 26, 2021 7 660
Kas
Bridesmaid help/ friend help
Kas, on April 23, 2021 at 11:35 PM

I need help. I have finally decided on my three bridesmaids and my childhood best friend is not one of them. I know she will expect it but we have just drifted to far apart we are very different...

Samantha, Apr 25, 2021 16 794
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How to tell someone they're not invited?
Samantha, on April 24, 2021 at 1:59 PM

My fiance and I got engaged about 1.5 years ago. Not long after, my father and his long term girlfriend broke up. They had a kid together, my brother, who I love and she had a kid before the...

Fred, Apr 25, 2021 7 929
Chelsea
Annoyed with bridesmaid
Chelsea, on April 23, 2021 at 10:49 AM

One of my oldest friends sense middle school. I bend over backwards for her for her wedding 2 years ago. I was a bridesmaid but her maid of honor sucked and didn’t plan or do anything. I stepped up...

Trinity, Apr 23, 2021 8 809
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Groom Sister Drama
Erika, on April 14, 2021 at 4:58 PM

So, we are having a relatively small wedding. (80 people invited vs. the 260+ we wanted to invite) With it being so small, we are keeping our 'wedding party' small as well to keep it more intimate....

Courtney, Apr 23, 2021 6 1,129
mrswinteriscoming
Is anyone else not quite ready for children but starting to get really ‘clucky’?
mrswinteriscoming, on April 21, 2021 at 7:43 PM

I’m marrying FH this December and while we both want children, when we’ve previously discussed it, we agreed ‘not for a few years’ because we aren’t ready. The closer we get to marriage though...

Melle, Apr 23, 2021 10 814
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Grieving my mom on my wedding day
Amanda, on April 21, 2021 at 9:44 PM

Hello to all my lovely soon to be brides ! I’m getting married in July 3! I cannot wait for my wedding day to walk down the isle and get to marry the love of my life and be surrounded by our families!...

Amanda, Apr 22, 2021 8 911
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