Discussions from Married Life

I struggled with changing my name but decided if possible I would hyphenate. However, my hyphenated name would be 18 letters plus the 1 hyphen. I'm looking to hear from anyone who has a long...

Big or small. Do you remember? We never fight. I'm currently crying in bed while H angrily builds an IKEA dresser in the living room. I kept asking if I could help (because I thought it would be fun...

Hey everyone! FH and I recently decided to scrap our original plans in favor of a small courthouse ceremony and a big backyard New England style clambake reception the following weekend. I'm curious...

Not much to say here thats interesting, but with all the negative stories i usually hear about inlaws, i wanted to share my thoughts. I feel incredibly lucky! My husbands whole family is the absolute...

Hi all! I'm 7 months pregnant and we just got engaged. I am due 2/8/17. We are currently thinking of October 2017 for the wedding. I just wanted some advice and thoughts on planning a wedding while...

My wedding day according to everyone was amazing but for me I feel like so many things went wrong and now I am obsessing over them. My husband keeps telling me we are happily married so why stress. So...

So don't get me wrong. I'm soooo happy to be married to the man of my dreams. But we just got home from our honeymoon and I feel an intense feeling of sadness. I just can't believe the wedding of my...

How do you politely tell a vendor (DJ, photographer etc) that you have decided to go with someone else? I am really bad at telling people no, and I'm always afraid of hurting people's feeling or...

Hello! I am pretty new to the forums. Are there any other over 35 brides to be who are looking to get pregnant soon? Our wedding is at the beginning of April and we may start TTC (trying to conceive...

I'm trying to word this as best as I can. I'm not really looking for advice, more just seeking a constructive conversation with somebody who has a relationship similar to mine. Me and FH are complete...

We've been married nearly 2 years now, with our fair share of conflicts arising every time we solve the previous. The current issue is now that we have moved from PA to TN, my spouse began working a...

Does anyone else disagree with their fiancé about almost all major topics (religion and politics to name a couple)? How do you get past that without letting it split you two emotionally?

Hello all, just wanted to sound this out to make sure I've got my priorities straight. I've been married now for 6 months, and it's been pretty good. Our wedding went pretty smoothly, and we kept it...

I'm interested in hearing from anyone with a hyphenated last name. Is that your birth name or did you hyphenate when you got married? I've heard it can be difficult for doctor's offices or on IDs,...

So I have two cake tastings this weekend, one I have to pay $30 for. I have noticed that with some of the others I have looked at. For those of you who have already been to their tastings, how...

How do you split bills as a married couple? We've always split things down the middle - I pay the bills he pays rent and I take half of the bills out of my portion of rent. That seems weird to do as a...

So for all of you ladies out there who have recently been married. How many people did you invite to your wedding vs. the amount of people that actually showed up? We have our list up to 90-I hope not...

HELP!!! I apologize in advance for the venting but I truly need advice. My fiance has lived next door to his parents for many years, we decided to move for one, it was way too small for when me and my...

Good Morning Ladies, any NYC brides that are considering moving to Jersey or Westchester in the future. FH and i went to a housewarming up in Wayne NJ and we fell in love with the area. Only problem i...