Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hi. I decided to join this forum because I need a second opinion regarding a problem I'm having. I've been married to my husband for almost 4 years and when we dated he had a few female friends. I was...

What topics to talk about with Father in-law for the first time?

Hi all, Our original wedding was planned for May 2020 and then Covid and after it all settled down a bit in late 2021 the next best time, which I checked with many people, was May 2023…but ultimately...

Hello! This will be very short! I found out a few hours ago my father has been checking the prices on the venue that I’m currently booked with for my ceremony. Should I be concerned? He’s no paying...

Dear community, My wedding is in the upcoming month and I invited my aunts but none of them are coming due to silly excuses. I see them hanging out together happily but when I tried to ask them to...

I am the mother of the groom. I have been more opinionated than I ever imagined I would be; but I view things differently. 1. I got into an argument with my son about proper lightening to and from the...

The other week my family got together for my dad’s birthday & I just mentioned that I had been researching venues & it was exhausting but I had gotten two quotes I liked & my FSIL looked...

Is it weird to get your bridemaids/jr bridesmaid/mother of the bride/mother of the groom different colored "asking" boxes? They are all the same box, wording, & all the stuff is the same in it but...

My group of friends and I have been really close friends. My husband and I did elope this month but had two months preparation for the wedding so everything was rushed. My friends were all busy,...

Throughout the planning process so far, my mother has been very negative and hasn't really shown any interest in wedding planning/activities. I made plans a few months ago to come home during the week...

Has anyone felt just so incredibly disappointed after thier wedding? Not with the marriage, only with the wedding..? I consider myself to be a nice person.. if the 6 weddings I've been invited to I've...

I'm about 35 days before the big day and one of my bridesmaid drop out do to the hairstyles I wanted the girls to wear. Its my fiancee sister what do you do if you think that was her intention all...

My future mother-in-law has ALS and I want to include her as my FH is her only child. Her health has declined in the past year. She uses a wheelchair more. I picked out my dress recently, my future in...

So my wedding is next year , My FH and I are super excited 😄 But recently, we got some bad news about a family member 😔 back on October 22nd of this year, so it was only a couple days ago.My aunt had...

Hello friends. This may be a long one. TLDR: looking for advice on holding my ground on not inviting family members who have hurt me or other loved ones. Getting married on 11.12.23. FH and I have...

For the last several years I have imagined I would have a destination wedding in Guatemala(where my family is from) however my fiancés dad is disabled in a scooter and his mom is not great health wise...

We only had 15-20 people at my family's cabin so very small and intimate. We had issues with mil a few times before the wedding but we felt obligated to invite her because you SHOULD be able to invite...

I don't know how many brides have had to deal with their moms planning everything and finding ways to do it cheaply. My mom is trying I believe to make up for the wedding she never had, but I was...

I wrote another post about how my husband's cousin was rude and disrespectful to me at my bridal shower and batchlorette party. I kept her in the wedding party under my husband's request. We all meet...

I've had this friend for a while and I always thought our friendship was genuine, but singe getting engaged, I can't help but feel that this has always been on my side and her friendship with me was...