Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hi! I am looking through various pre-marital online courses and/or books and would like some feedback. Did any of you do the "Happily Ever After" course my Marriage365? My fiancé and I are both...

Due to Covid my fiancé and I are unable to take overnight trips away, without quarantining for two weeks (mandated by both of our jobs). We have both been stressed lately, normally we would have done...

According to the Paleto Principle, The 80/20 relationship theory states that you can only get about 80% of your wants and needs from a healthy relationship, while the remaining 20% you need to provide...

What are you buying your fiancé for your first Christmas together engaged? I want to buy something sentimental and can’t think of anything. I normally write my FH notes in the mornings, so I was...

Ok. So. Long story short, SO & I have been together for about four years. At first, my family really got along with him, but became icy as things got more serious until eventually wedding planning...

So backstory..... my fiancé and I are have a destination wedding it’s about a 14 hour drive from home. Our wedding was planned for august of 2021 but with COVID happening this year it has put a...

Hello, anyone who stops to read this, I don't really know who to turn to for advice on this subject. I was supposed to get married this past June in 2020 but due to Covid-19 my fiancé and I made the...

Hey, everybody! Bride planning for an October 2022 wedding in Philadelphia here. I was recently at my parents’ house for Thanksgiving and the topic of wedding guests was raised. Previously, my father...

We are going to be announcing our engagement to the public soon, in about a week. I want to tell my parents before I post so that they know. In the past they haven't been a big fan of my fiancé and...

I found out he cheated a couple times with a girl I actually met with him... I am so hurt and beyond disappointed. I have called off the wedding for now but how do I tell everyone? Do I blame covid?...

"If you can’t afford to have you’re entire family at your wedding then you shouldn’t have it." I’ve been hearing the most insane things lately. To the brides that don’t care for a big wedding or for...

Hey all. So if you've seen my last few posts, there was drama with my sister about wearing a dress. I've gotten over that hurdle and have let her pick out a romper matching the bridesmaids dresses....

I just need to vent. So my little sister got engaged 4 months after me. I am so happy for her. She is planning to have her wedding in 2021 while mine is booked and set for 2022. My mom thinks she is...

For those of you who where around for my Holiday Drama, this is like phase two. So my fiancé and I decided it would be best for his to spend Thanksgiving at his parents house and for me to spend...

When you began dating your SO, were their parents too attached to them? Did you get the (almost often very truthful but passive aggressive) comment about your SO "leaving the nest too soon"? How was...

I am having a hard time dealing with my fiancé’s family. He and I have have been together 2.5 years and everything has been great with his family up until April of this year. My fiancé and his family...

With the holidays right around the corner, I am a total nervous wreck right now. Because of politics, my fiancé believes one side and my family believes the opposite side. Every time I have dinner...

I’ve been with my husband for 9 years and we have been married almost a month now! I am not sure if anything has really changed but I do feel so happy to be married to him, to call him my husband, I...