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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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Shirley
mil fight on Reddit--ww thoughts?
Shirley, on January 20, 2021 at 5:41 PM

So I came across this post on reddit from a bride who is in a fight with her MIL about the color dress the MIL wants to wear to the wedding (unspecified but it seems like it may be ivory from the...

Christine, Feb 1, 2021 12 765
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Engaged and moving out of state
Marisa-, on February 1, 2021 at 11:25 AM

It seems like my fiancé and I are in a pickle. We got engaged in September and we found a venue we both love. The date is set for June 2022! But, this week my fiancé got big news from his job. He got...

Sexypoodle, Feb 1, 2021 7 767
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fmil Help
EGD, on January 30, 2021 at 8:23 PM

Let me start off with saying my FMIL and I don’t get along, which could be a post all in its own, but she’s made it very clear that I am not fit to marry her “baby boy” and there have been several...

Katie, Feb 1, 2021 40 1,702
Kp
Mother Drama
Kp, on January 29, 2021 at 10:06 PM

My mother, God love her, has made every big event in my life absolutely miserable. My fiancé and I are getting married, about 2 hours from our home (semi-destunation) in April. We have found a...

Brittany, Jan 30, 2021 12 855
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Where will you live?
Beni, on January 16, 2021 at 8:07 AM

Hey fam, i was curious to know if you all knew before getting engaged where you would live or what your living situation as a couple would be. Currently my Finance and I have discussed it and we do...

Beni, Jan 29, 2021 50 2,516
Honey
Dress Shopping.... fmil
Honey, on December 31, 2020 at 2:30 AM

FOR SOME BACKGROUND: when my fiancé’s brother got married his now wife invited me and FMIL dress shopping. She also had her family with her. After FSIL chose her dress, FMIL and I went back home. On...

Samantha, Jan 29, 2021 30 1,536
shannon.sv
Photo Editing
shannon.sv, on January 19, 2021 at 9:22 PM

I want to have my grandparents edited into a wedding photo of my mom and I. My grandfather has passed and my grandmother is in hospice, unable to attend the wedding. Does anyone have any online...

Erica, Jan 29, 2021 5 709
Mrs. Spring
Not Invited...
Mrs. Spring, on December 13, 2020 at 4:27 PM

Was there a particular person or persons you decided to exclude from your wedding, even though many told you that you should invited them, such as family, or a family member's significant other? If...

EGD, Jan 29, 2021 44 2,325
Gabby
Bridal Party Issues
Gabby, on December 30, 2020 at 8:03 PM

So how do I form a bridal party when I don't really have any friends? Between the pandemic and graduating college in April I no longer have any close friends. The only people i talk to are people I...

EGD, Jan 29, 2021 22 1,421 1
Karli
moh Dropped Out of Wedding
Karli, on January 28, 2021 at 2:24 PM

My made of honor who I’ve known my whole life recently dropped out of my wedding after ignoring me for months on things. She told everyone she booked my bachelorette party but never did and left...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 28, 2021 15 969
Janessa
Arguing about the wedding..help?
Janessa, on January 26, 2021 at 2:28 PM

Ladies, so my fiance and I have had it we want to get married 11/11/21 -its a special number and has significance to us. I know this is about a few months out... venues havent been booked just visited...

Janessa, Jan 28, 2021 15 993
Megan
Family Drama, who to invite, halp
Megan, on January 27, 2021 at 8:32 PM

Unfortunately, my family has a whole lotta drama. My FH isn't much of a help because his family is pretty tight-knit and friends tend to have a biased opinion which skews mine. I'm going to try to...

Rebecca, Jan 28, 2021 9 679
Tiffany
Casual mother of the bride
Tiffany, on January 26, 2021 at 9:41 PM

My mom is a Nike shoe, bootcut jean, mess bun mom. Her “dressed up” is jeans and a flown floral top with her hair in a bun still wearing tennis shoes. My wedding won’t be black tie but also not a...

Lisa, Jan 27, 2021 8 1,010
Mrs. Spring
What are things you've learned from others' Marriage & Family
Mrs. Spring, on January 26, 2021 at 6:58 AM

I absolutely love this poster that I saw in my 3rd grade class. It's hilarious! No, but really, what have you learned (good and/or bad) from others' marriages and family life that will prepare you...

Rebecca, Jan 27, 2021 11 673
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Narcissist Mother
Ellie, on February 10, 2018 at 1:21 PM

Ok, this is a long one... Apologies in advance. Honestly, right now I just need a bit of support. Have you ever been searching for a diagnosis and found an illness with symptoms that so perfectly...

Crystal, Jan 26, 2021 4 4,105 2
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Family opinions...
Catelyn, on January 25, 2021 at 10:52 AM

So my husband and I married in November in. A very private, just the two of us, style ceremony. We eloped.. well my family refuses to acknowledge that we’re married because they weren’t there...

Judith, Jan 26, 2021 17 845
Vanessa
Battle with the mil
Vanessa, on January 25, 2021 at 4:54 PM

My Mother-In-law insists that my fiancé’s little sister receives flowers at our wedding. Nothing is wrong with this, except, we decided to opt out of having a bridal party all together and the only...

Samantha, Jan 26, 2021 10 305
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Help! Family drama now considering eloping
Jordan, on January 25, 2021 at 10:05 PM

My sister has made drama out of every aspect of my wedding from getting engaged to stealing my thunder. She was a covid bride and opted to get married and postpone her reception. I got engaged in...

Sarah, Jan 26, 2021 6 895
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Struggling with family as to place of reception?
Kara, on January 25, 2021 at 7:54 PM

We are planning our wedding for fall 2022. My parents offered to host it at their home (they live on a farm near us with many acres and it’s absolutely gorgeous) and me and DH both get along very well...

Connie, Jan 25, 2021 9 552
Kristin
Over reacting?
Kristin, on January 24, 2021 at 8:45 PM

My FH’s best girl friend just told him she is expecting. He was there for the birth of her first 2 children in her previous marriage and those children have basically been his niece and nephew since...

Alyssa, Jan 25, 2021 19 898
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