Discussions from Family and Relationships

I have a weird and vaguely tense relationship with my dad. It wasn't until my late 20's that we didn't yell at each other all of the time. My fiance didn't ask for his permission, I didn't want to I...

So my fiance and I are planning a small wedding and he only has 2 people to stand up with him. I could have more I would ask but to make it even we decided to keep it just family. I have 3 close...

The first thing I did when I got engaged was pick out the colors and the theme of my wedding. I’m having a Texas/Rustic wedding in the summer of 2022 and the colors will be navy blue and sunflower...

Back story: A little while ago I posted in the forum regarding my older sister who refuses to wear dresses and threw a tantrum when I asked her to be a bridesmaid because of it. Since COVID happened,...

This is going to be lengthy but I really want to here from some of you if you think I’m reading to far into this. First let me say this my MOH is my best friend of over 30 plus years. I don’t even...

So my fiance and I are fighting again, but this time we don't agree about how to address the fights. Basically, we got in two relatively minor fights last weekend. In one, I insulted FH's friend...

My fiance and I picked our wedding parties already. He has included all four of his brothers as groomsmen, and I have my sisters as my bridesmaids. I also have a brother, who I am not very close with....

My fiancé and I have been planning what we want to do after our wedding as far as ‘life plans’ go. We know we want to start trying to have a kid right after our wedding. We also currently rent a...

Does anyone have parents or one parent who is just not interested in meeting your significant other parents? My mom is just not interested and really not interested in the wedding. She’s not a social...

Hi everyone. I just recently got engaged and my family is giving me a hard time about getting married in four months. They think that dating someone for year is not enough time to know if you want to...

I've noticed that I see several posters sharing stories about future or current in laws crossing boundaries. I wanted to share that last xmas I had a conflict with my future BIL bc he tries to hug me...

I am doing my best to be a nice and reasonable person for my bridesmaids. I love them all dearly. 3 of the 5 are parents, 1 lives across the state and the other is a student. I am trying to handle...

It's time to spill about your relationship habits in this week's game: Never, Always, or Sometimes? Ready to get started? Click on each discussion below and comment with your answer! Do you have...

I'm experiencing an immense amount of elopement guilt. My fiancee and I are still planning on exchanging vows this Thursday, but with just us and our photographer. We're super uncomfortable being...

This may seem like a silly question, but are there any "rules" on who you include in your memory table. I plan on putting pictures of our past love ones on a table next to the place cards. Do you...

This group helped me so much when I was planning my wedding, I'm back for some advice. Sorry that this is going to be long! About 2 years ago my brother got married. My parents and I did a lot on the...

I am about to lose my mind. My FH's youngest brother was supposed to be in our wedding in September and said he would be there no matter what. His wife got pregnant roughly nine months ago and is due...

Good morning everyone, Am i the only one feeling this way or am I honestly just being selfish and dumb?? I know that things have been absolutely insane this year but ive been kinda feeling this way...

Trust me - I understand that my wedding is not the most important thing in the world. I never expected people to drop what they were doing to attend. I get that everyone has their lives and there's no...