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Futuremrsm
Negative people
Futuremrsm, on August 20, 2019 at 11:21 AM

Does anyone else have anyone in their family that never has anything nice to say? In my example it's my sister lol. She is one my my bridesmaids (my mom and grandmom pressured me into asking her to be...

Concetta, Aug 23, 2019 16 826
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Wedding to Baby Shower: Gifts or no gifts?
Melissa, on August 21, 2019 at 10:07 AM

Hello everyone. I just got married (8/16/19) and my now sister-in-law is having her baby shower the weekend after. I was going through our gifts and cards to look for an idea on how much she gave us...

Judith, Aug 21, 2019 16 1,288
Danielle
Let's Talk Regrets
Danielle, on March 29, 2019 at 9:49 AM

What are your wedding planning regrets, if any? For me, it was impulsively asking bridesmaids, when I should have taken the time to carefully choose. I chose FH's brother's (at the time) fiance to be...

Ka-Rina, Aug 21, 2019 70 3,791
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Inviting Second Cousins/first Cousins Once Removed
KAREN, on August 20, 2019 at 3:32 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed on here to some extent, but figured I'd give it a shot. Same old story as so many of you: Fiance and I are attempting to have a small wedding. We only wanted around 50...

Rebecca, Aug 20, 2019 10 1,553
Giana
Does mom come bridesmaid dress shopping?
Giana, on August 18, 2019 at 12:03 PM

So my girls just found their dresses yesterday and you would think it would have been a happy day. Nope. My mom called me seconds before we walked into the store crying and yelling at me that she...

Meghan, Aug 20, 2019 11 2,331
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Dad just diagnosed with cancer
Dawn, on June 21, 2019 at 4:23 PM

Long post: please skip if you wish, stay and read if you wish. Hi everybody. I haven't been here in a while. I guess I'm just seeking some support. On May 31st, my mom took my dad into the ER with a...

Andrea, Aug 20, 2019 8 1,092
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Kicked my sister out of the bridal party.
Chantelle, on August 4, 2019 at 10:58 PM

Hi there, I guess I'm wanting some kind of support, or something... I'm not even sure anymore. I got engaged last year in August, it was one of the most exciting times in my life (as you can probably...

Concetta, Aug 19, 2019 17 2,334
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Screw my friends
K, on August 16, 2019 at 5:26 AM

I have recently come to feel that my best friends do not really care about me getting married. We got engaged September 2018 and I was very excited to announce to my friends that I got proposed to and...

Melissa, Aug 16, 2019 18 1,583
Elise
Sister copying everything
Elise, on August 13, 2019 at 11:05 PM

Ok so sort of a long story but my sister has been engaged to a guy off and on for the past 4 years. They never had a wedding date until my fiance and I announced our engagement then 6 months later she...

Elise, Aug 14, 2019 18 1,422
OldSchoolKindaLove
Don't feel Married
OldSchoolKindaLove, on June 27, 2019 at 3:50 PM

My husband and I have openly admitted to one another that neither one of us feel like we are married. We can't seem to agree on anything, we can't seem to compromise, the communication and trust in...

OldSchoolKindaLove, Aug 13, 2019 27 2,536
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Who are your bridesmaids?
Lauren, on August 2, 2019 at 10:19 PM

Been lurking here a while now, but as my wedding is going to happen, I was wondering who the bridesmaids of you ladies actually are. Are they mostly family, or friends? High school or college or work...

Rita-Jean, Aug 11, 2019 49 2,245
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Best friend/ moh sabotage
Samantha, on July 27, 2019 at 8:06 AM

My best friend/ MOH (my younger sister is my actual MOH, however this friend is doing the major stuff and still giving a speech) got engaged five months after me, and is planning to wedding jump me. I...

Wendy, Aug 3, 2019 14 539 1
Amalia
Parents won’t be attending wedding
Amalia , on July 26, 2019 at 3:43 PM

So today I expressed my feeling to my mom thru text how I’m sick of hearing about her not wanting to be a grandma. She tells my sister she had children so she doesn’t need to deal with it again. She...

KimandLarry, Aug 3, 2019 29 3,257
Kelly
Where did you go on your first date?
Kelly, on August 14, 2018 at 11:05 AM

We want to know the details of your first date!! Where did you go?? What did you do? What was your favorite thing about him/her on that first date? Next Question: Who said 'I love you' first? ...

Hunter, Aug 3, 2019 122 4,553
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Jealous of my Fh's bachelor party...and it's not what you think
The Sealpups, on July 31, 2019 at 8:16 PM

I'm not the same person I was when I was in my 20's. I'm in my early 30's and I've had to let go of a lot of "friendships" that were not good for me. I was such a doormat. I saw the world with 100%...

Nicole, Aug 1, 2019 5 329
Patricia
How do i deal with my overbearing, self centered mother?
Patricia, on July 30, 2019 at 4:26 PM

We are almost a month away from the big day! And we are so SO excited! We are almost done buying small things that are needed, and we've paid for almost everything ourselves..but since the day we...

Patricia, Jul 31, 2019 17 308 1
Kelly
Mother of bride alternative names/phrases
Kelly, on July 29, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Ok so I’m the bride. Unfortunately my mother passed away years ago. I was thinking of asking a close aunt (moms sister) to be my say “stand in” but I’m having a tough time on finding an alternative...

Renee, Jul 30, 2019 6 1,633
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Brother decided to get married 4 weeks before me!!!
Ashley, on January 20, 2019 at 2:40 AM

This is mostly a venting post I guess, but I just need some (hopefully) kind words that can help me accept and move past this,... Anyway, I’m pretty upset at the moment. My fiancé proposed to me in...

Amanda, Jul 27, 2019 19 4,072
Leah
My Passive-aggressive Family is Ruining my Big Day...
Leah, on October 19, 2018 at 4:11 PM

From the day my fiance and I got engaged, it has been nothing but tears and heartache for me, and it's all been due to my passive-aggressive family... For example, the day my fiance proposed, I called...

Bride2020, Jul 26, 2019 27 2,481
Krysta
Maid Of Dishonor
Krysta, on June 20, 2019 at 6:55 AM

I am having trouble deciding whether I should keep my Maid of Honor in the wedding. A little back story. Our Maid of Honor & Best Man have been dating for 5 years (seriously). About a month ago we...

Tamika, Jul 26, 2019 22 1,953 1
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