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Melanie
My wedding is next week and I’m miserable
Melanie, on May 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM

I’m getting married next Saturday, but my mother and brother are making me miserable. Long story: My brother is a waste and very manipulative. Everything wrong with my bro my mom says about my fiancée...

LM, Yesterday at 1:27 PM 1 44
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Stepdaughter says no kids which she wont make a exception for her 5 year old sister
Gabby, on April 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM

So, I am stepmom we live in Fl she is in Tennessee she said no kids well we don't know anyone there to watch her, she has never had a sitter are older mom at 49 and hubby 55. She is my Mircale baby...

Fred, Yesterday at 3:30 AM 7 284
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Fiancé broke up with me
Kaci, on March 2, 2019 at 10:15 PM

Hi, I am writing hoping to get support. My fiancé broke up with me 2 days ago. We have been on and off having arguments over the past few months but had been seeing a counselor and both agreed things...

Deck, May 16, 2025 29 7,357 2
Abby
Estranged Best Friend...invite or No?
Abby, on May 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM

So, my absolute best friend from college and I haven't been super close in the last 3-4 years. And by this, I mean we lived together in college, she was like my sister and completely inseparable. And...

Kaylie, May 13, 2025 4 270
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Fiancé will have no family in wedding abroad, am i unreasonable?
Janani, on April 9, 2021 at 7:22 AM

My fiancé and I are having two weddings, one in India and one in the US. I am Hindu, he is Jewish. We have a lot of older relatives in the India who are unable to travel so we are having an Indian...

Kaitlyn, May 13, 2025 33 1,252
Melanie
Family Not Attending Wedding
Melanie, on June 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM

I want to preface this in that I know our wedding is much more important to us than it is to anyone else, and that people have their own lives to attend to. Our wedding is in Sept, after postponing a...

Kaitlyn, May 3, 2025 15 4,643 2
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My family will not attend my wedding abroad where my fiancé is from
Lauren, on May 18, 2023 at 1:08 PM

I am from Americ., and my fh is from Asia. Because of the cost and time for travel, we will have 2 weddings to accommodate that we have family/friends in each country that cannot travel across the...

Kaitlyn, Apr 29, 2025 17 1,466
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No guests on the brides side
Cr, on April 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM

I'm having a courthouse wedding next month and noone will be there specifically for me. I lost my closest friend last year and there just isn't anyone I can think of that I'd care to ask, let alone...

Amanda, Apr 26, 2025 5 126
Lauren
Will i regret not having another child to my new husband?
Lauren, on May 4, 2021 at 4:46 PM

I am marrying my HS sweetheart next month, we reconnected 7 years ago. He is 40, I am 38 and I have a 14 year old and a 12 year old and this is my 2nd marriage, his first-he has no children. I am...

R F, Apr 26, 2025 19 7,188 1
Lynnie
Smoking - Red Flag or Deal Breaker?
Lynnie, on August 13, 2019 at 11:45 AM

How do you feel about smoking? Is it just a nasty habit you don't like, or is it a total deal breaker? Red Flag or Deal Breaker? Next Question: Having different religious beliefs? Back to the...

Michael, Apr 25, 2025 72 3,535
Pep
It’s Really Difficult to Find 11 Years Girl Dresses These Days – Anyone Else?
Pep, on April 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM

As a dad, it’s honestly very difficult to understand baby dresses. I hadn’t gone shopping for my little cutie in a long time, and when I asked my friends for help, even they had no clue. That’s when I...

Pep, Apr 22, 2025 36
Future Boston Terriers
Honoring Family and Friends
Future Boston Terriers, on March 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Hey Ladies, my best friend passed away a couple of years ago, and all my grandparents passed away. I'm struggling with what to do to honor their memory at my wedding. I miss my bestie she died from a...

WeddingME, Apr 14, 2025 7 69
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My parents can’t contribute to the wedding and i worry they won’t matter much at the weddjng
Anthony, on April 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM

I’m getting married in September. My fiance is 29 and I’m 26. We are both nurses. My fiancé’s dad is a doctor and her mom is physical therapist. They are upper middle class. My parents are divorced....

WeddingME, Apr 14, 2025 9 320
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My dad just told me to "think before marrying him" about my Fiancé.
Lacey, on December 17, 2020 at 2:34 PM

I've been engaged for two months. My fiancé and I have been dating since last April. I have a 10 month old daughter from my ex-fiancé who wants nothing to do with her, and she calls my current fiancé...

Andera, Apr 7, 2025 15 1,151
Robbi
Family struggles
Robbi, on March 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM

I'm having a hard time with my mother during our wedding planning. She constantly tears down any ideas I have for my own wedding. Saying that there are cheaper options for everything. Like trading...

Future Boston Terrie, Mar 30, 2025 2 91
Chloe
My boyfriend won't propose to me - we are in our mid-30s
Chloe, on March 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Hi! I have been with my boyfriend for a little under two years (our anniversary is in April), and while I understand that it's not that long, we are in our mid-30s (I'm 36, turning 37 this year, and...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 5 298
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Family of the groom issues
Wifey, on February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Hi WWers, We’ve been engaged for 9 mths & are a few weeks out from our wedding & pretty excited. My (bride) family checks in regularly, offering guidance, support and help for the wedding in...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 5 155
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Help.... Need advice!
Tania, on March 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM

I need serious advice... I asked for space and a day later he broke up our engagement and asked for a month to move out? He left to his familys home and is completing ghosting me. Im so confused. What...

Sarah, Mar 27, 2025 3 166
Erica
It's been 3 years and no proposal, contemplating moving on?
Erica, on December 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM

I'm enlisting the advice and counsel of anyone who has gone through a similar situation. My boyfriend and I have been together for just over 3 years, with our fair share of ups and downs and learning...

Kimberly, Mar 27, 2025 70 158,891 2
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Mother vs Step Mother
Ashley, on March 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM

I am very close with my mother and my step mom; however they do not like each other very much. I do not want my step mom to feel left out on the day of getting ready festivities, but my mom is not...

JA, Mar 23, 2025 1 55
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