Discussions from Family and Relationships

Are there any other second (or more) time around Brides who were totally fine with their relationship then got sudden anxiety/cold feet when you got engaged? I was Married to my ex-husband when I was...

Hi! My future husband’s late grandmother’s birthday is the day of our wedding. What are some meaningful but subtle ways to recognize her? We’re doing a memorial table and reserving a seat for her and...

Hi everyone, I would like some serious advice here. I have been with my boyfriend for almost 5 years(in 3 months) and I love him very much. We share a 3 year old as well. Like every relationship, we...

I do not want to make a big deal of it but I am still kind of annoyed that my father in law and two other adults on the groom side was talking continously during my father's speech at the wedding. I...

To preface this dilemma, I am a very shy, introverted person with hardly any friends. My fiancé, my twin sister Sarah, and our childhood friend Beth are basically my only friends. There are only 39...

We are getting married October 25,2025 and we are expecting our third child December 4th. I'm super excited about both!!

I hate my cousin, lets call her "Josie", and I have hated her since I was a kid. She regularly insults my appearance, she's been doing that since I was eight and she also has some very narcissistic...

Just curious, How long did you and your partner date before being engaged? My husband and I dated for exactly 3 years before he proposed. We made it official 10.06.16, he proposed 10.06.19, and we got...

My fiance and I have been together for two and a half years and will be getting married in December. He has a unique (very niche) hobby that isn't cheap. Without going into too much detail, the guy is...

I have been in a long distance relationship for nearly two years. My fiancé and I are getting married in September, and we are both excited about our lives together. However, one family issue in...

Navigating grooms stepmom and biological mom. Help. Hello everyone. I 27(f) and my fiancé 35(m) are getting married in a year from now. His parents are divorced and has a decent relationship with...

A month before my elopement, my best friend of 10 years (who was part of my bridal party) told me I was taking away from her elopement because me and my fiance were getting eloped on the same mountain...

I'm having a small home wedding (expecting around 25). We're only inviting parents, siblings (and their kids) and grandparents, plus a husband/wife who have played in important role in our...

My wife and I have been married 15 years, but the last 10 have been absolutely brutal (will get into that in a second). We have 3 young children, all girls – our oldest about to become a teen, our...

My boyfriend and I of 14 years (we were 14 when we started dating) recently got engaged and though most everyone knew engagement was a possibility and highly likely, I didn’t get the...

Hi Everyone, My fiance has always had an okay at best relationship with his parents. Things between them have gotten a lot better in the last year but it seems like he has been walking on egg shells...

HI, wondering if anyone has any ideas as to what i do if my parents show up to my wedding. I am not inviting them as we have not spoken in some time and it was postponed because of them last year. I...

Wedding was 9 days ago and was perfect! I am slowly adjusting to married life and enjoying my time as a newlywed. It has been a blissful period, but one weird thing I have noticed is there are certain...

I have been engaged since late 2022 and have been in the wedding planning process for just over a year and a half. My wedding is next month, and we sent up Save the Dates in November followed by...

My son is getting married in a few weeks (I'm divorced with a long time bf). He & his fiancee are paying for the wedding. The wedding is 3 hours in her hometown, but they live nearby me. The...