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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...
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...
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...

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...
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...

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...
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...
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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....
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...

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...

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...
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...
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...

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...
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...