Family and Relationships
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I didn’t know where I should post this but I have a feeling my boyfriend is going to propose on the day my friend was supposed to have her wedding. It’s now postponed due to covid but still going to...
Hi - I am just coming to ventilate a little... My Fiancé family is dealing with Grandma being with her broken hip because she fell in the bedroom trying to turn the lights on and she can’t have...
So I've posted quite a lot about my sister refusing to wear a dress as a bridesmaid. After giving it some thought, we both came to a compromise that she could wear a romper (jumpsuit?) as she...
My man and I have considered elopement, but both of us have voiced concerns over our families not being there. So we’d like something fairly small. With that being said, we both come from pretty big...
Hi, everything is super stressful right now. Let's play a game! Meme/comic your relationship! This comic creator seems to live in my brain: (Catana Comics) Show me memes and comics that are YOUR...
My FH and I are going to have a DW (family scattered worldwide, might as well all meet somewhere). It is extremely important to us that our kids are included (I have 3 he has 1--I can't imagine...
I’m not sure how to handle this situation. My future FIL is always negative about our wedding. He doesn’t talk about our wedding plans with my fiancé, but will often call my future SIL to make...
Hey all!! Hope everyone is having an amazing start to the new year. Me, not so much...we are dealing with some death in my family and I could use some lighthearted fun stories! So! How did you all...
My parents have been unhappily married for 35 years (they got pregnant early on in their dating relationship). I am having a tough time navigating sharing the joy of being in a wonderfully loving...
Hello! My fiancé and I have a wedding date set for December 2021. We are planning on having our ceremony in a church, and then a reception at a venue to follow. Sounds like all the stress is gone and...
My mom keeps trying to tell me to invite her friends. I dont have a relationship with them... why would i want them at my wedding. I thought having it in a different state and covid would make them...
Hi everyone! I am having trouble choosing my bridesmaid! I just don’t have a lot of girlfriends and most of my friends are guys. I am planning on asking one of my close guy friends to be a Bridesman...
There is currently a feud between a few family members. Nothing that involves me in the slightest. However, somehow my wedding got brought into it. At first person A stated if person B came to the...
Hi Everyone, I just discovered this forum, I'm looking for some advice. My fiancé of over a year just broke up with me. We had been dating since August 2017, I moved into his house in May 2018. We got...
Have you and your partner done date night during quarantine? What have you done? My husband and my favorite have been "paint night date night." We have done it a few times and it's not expensive at...
Wedding planning has gone absolutely awful. I told my parents we wanted to elope, we had already planned our “just us elopement” in hawaii prior to covid but ended up canceling due to covid/family...
It has always been my dream to elope to vegas and tell no one until after the fact. My mom and sister have always made it a big deal that they would be so hurt if not included. Originally mom loved my...
Hi, october 2021 bride here. in light of recent political events, my father exploded on me for having a differing opinion the other day in a manner that i thought was inappropriate and...
Hi! Covid bride here and need some advice. So I had my wedding planned originally for July of this year, but due to covid, I pushed it to October of next year when my venue would allow. I told my...