Family and Relationships
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I have been feeling really down and need some type of advice on how I should take my “friend’s” actions and if I should even feel bad about letting our friendship go. I picked two close friends to be...
Everything leading up to the wedding has been nothing but sadness... A brief history... Last April we announced to my boyfriends kids we were wanting to get married. Naturally his kids were not happy...
My fiancé's close friend and his girlfriend (who have been together, for like, 10 years) just broke up, and our wedding is in two weeks! Yikes. We believe that the couple should decide how they want...
Is a plated dinner possible with the Mexican rsvp (or lack thereof) culture? Itzel, today at 2:49 PM Posted in Account Support Reply My fiancé and I just got engaged. We're all over the place in terms...
My son and his fiance' announced their engagement and set a date. The bride then set the number of guests at 100 and calculated a budget; which the parents happily agreed to split. THEN 1) The bride...
I've always had a bad relationship with my father (he's narcissistic and very sexist). I had a celebration lunch after we announced our engagement and my father completely ruined it. He was so rude to...
We are in a dilemma. My fiancé has a huge extended family. His mother is one of 8 children. My fiancé is not close with any of his extended family except for an aunt (her husband) and their son (his...
Anyone here in an age gap relationship? lol. My FH and I are 12 years apart. He's 12 years older than me. Sometimes I get so tired of the constant judgement from others. I want to say here's news for...
I've really been struggling friendship-wise for the past few years. Long story short, I had a great group of friends all through college, and towards the end of my junior/beginning of my senior year,...
Hello! I'm hoping some other brides might be in a similar boat and dealt with a similar situation. I have a large family on my father's side (75 members) and I was going to limit invites to uncles and...
I need non-cheesy gift ideas for father of the bride and mother of the groom! Looking for something that they can use even when the wedding is over! Thanks!
I am going to be blunt: I do not love my sister. She has been very mean to me our whole lives. I was not particularly kind to her either when we were kids, but I have never mistreated her as an...
I am a woman of a particular age and was SUPER EXCITED to finally plan the wedding of my dreams. My first marriage lasted 31 years and produced 3 wonderful sons but the marriage itself was not a good...
Okay y’all. So this isn’t wedding related but it’s most definitely relationship related, obviously. So I've been with my fiancé for nearly 4 years now and we share a beautiful 14 month baby boy...
I am getting married in 2020. I have a younger sister who is 13. I want her to be a maid of honor. I also have my best friend who I want to be my maid of honor. Is there such thing as a junior maid of...
To all those who are keeping/kept their last names, did you run into any issues with gifts or anything else that incorporated your husband's last name or initials, assuming they would be yours too?...
So, fiance and I have to go to an engagement party this Saturday--the nuance to the party is that his ex-wife is going to be there as well. I have never met her, and I have never been in a situation...
Ok ladies, I need advice. I do not care for my sister in law at all, she tends to make EVERYTHING about her. (I wish I was exaggerating) I am not having her in the bridal party mainly because she has...
We have a small restaurant and im the cook. He feel that because we are in a situation where we cant get a day off or that he doesnt want to pay someone else to do my job just for one daythat i...