Discussions from Family and Relationships

My fiance and I are currently living in Washinton state right now but our families are in separate places. His family is from Kentucky and mine is from Canada. We originally planned on having our...

So my fiancé and I decided to just get married alone at a courthouse and then do a small ceremony with family and friends later in the day. This is what my friend randomly texted me... “It’s a little...

I'm getting married in a month and my mom and my sister refuses to go to my wedding because I'm getting married with a white man. I feel so sad! I'm Puerto Rican and he is from Texas. None of my...

And oddly, I'm relieved. Let me explain. In the last year of getting engaged I've been so excited but have found it more of a burden then anything. I've noticed a lot of new behavior in my fiance, one...

My FI and I are getting married in nine days. It is not a destination wedding per se, but most of our guests are traveling. From the very beginning, I have been clear that the rehearsal dinner was not...

My fiance and I told each of his family members one by one after the engagement. Last being his dad. His dad was supposed to be his best man but the next few days after telling everyone his tuned...

I really wanted my fiancé to have fun, but didn't expect not to get any messages at all (10 hours and counting). I haven't texted him and we never go that many hours with no contact. Just a little...

Hi! My fiance and I are both blessed with amazing parents who have contributed a lot to the wedding... SO we want to make sure we get them a gift to thank them for everything they've done. Our moms...

I know this is probably a "good problem" to have, but my in-laws to be keep paying for things. They've done catering, the cake, my dress, linens - it's just a lot. Not to mention the odds & ends...

Our wedding dj leaves at 10:30 pm and I really wanted to keep the party going with my age group. She can tend to drink a lot and be annoying. I don’t know how to tell her that she needs to go at a...

Trigger warning: pregnancy loss One of my bridesmaids had a miscarriage today, or at least today is the day I found out about it. I think she was somewhere around 12-14 weeks. She sent a text to our...

Is it wrong to not ask someone in the friend circle to be in the wedding party due to inconsistent friendship due to drama throughout the years?

Hi everyone, my fiance and I are really struggling with some things right now, maybe someone out there has been through something similar and has some insight. It's a long story but I'll try to be as...

My grandmother is about to pass and we’re 6 weeks away from the wedding. It isn’t clear when she’ll go, hospice has said it could be hours or she could hold on for weeks. I’m devastated, I wanted her...

I personally didn't ask my FW's parents for their permission or blessing because IMO: 1) It's outdated, 2) She doesn't belong to anyone, 3) it's sexist. However, my big sister told me: " She might see...

My family got into a fight about my wedding and I am having a hard time getting over it. I need some advice and maybe some support. My cousin and I were both engaged at Christmas in 2019. I was 23, my...

My friends tease my fiancé and I because we have this barrier between sexy and comfortable that I, way more-so than him, will not break -- for example, the thought of passing gas in front of him makes...

My fiance and I have dated 4 years. For various reasons, due to work schedules or school, etc, I never spent a holiday with his family till Thanksgiving 2009. I had met his family twice before. I was...

I said yes December 17th, 2020 & we are getting married July 17th, 2021. I’m not sure how to convince my fiancé that we don’t need someone, family or not, at our wedding, when they have...

Hi WW, I’m having a difficult time with my future SIL. There’s now been more than a few instances where I’ve had to talk to her about her participation in my wedding- she’s a bridesmaid. Her birthday...