Discussions from Family and Relationships

It’s been a wild journey to say the least but we made it! We’ve been celebrating #WeddingWeek starting off with a Dodgers game, Beach Day, a free day, followed by rehearsal dinner. Along the way...

I apologize in advance as this thread isn’t gonna be the happiest, I just need to vent and head outside thoughts/opinions other than my own. I don’t have close friends really. I used to, I used to...

I’ve been having such a hard time planning my wedding. My MOH and I had a falling out in which she told me she resented me for getting married. Recently I planned my entire bridal shower with no help...

Hi lovely brides/wives/people I am looking for advice.A friend of mine(5+yrs friendship) and I have had some rocky patches.Let’s start at the beginning. June 2021 this friend got engaged. They decided...

Hey to the wedding wire family I have 28 days left and instead of begin in bliss I am ANGER!!!. Certain ppl in my family keep trying to change my vision and feeling part of our decisions of decor. And...

So I get that a matron of honor is for a married woman and maid is for single. BUT I hate the word matron. And also think it looks cuter on gifts to say maid of honor. My sister does agree. But we...

I don’t know what to do. At first my fiancé was agreeing with me and now it’s like he talked to someone and they changed his mind. To preface his sister whom I’ve met multiple times is going through...

Hi everybody! So my fiance and I are planning on eloping in Ireland in 2021. Our plan is to tell our parents, so they can save up enough money to go. We are going to either have a reception with close...

We've been planning to get married since 2021 (dated for 7 years, I'm 26, he's 29) when he first told my mum about it. She was really unhappy because of covid where we can't have a nice reception. So...

My fiance has a big family that is flying out and excited to support us tying the knot after a decade, but I found out last night and second hand that only 3 people from my family are coming....

Getting married in 3 days . My mom and sister are making it awful for me because I invited my stepmom who I have Been close with for 32 years. Of course my sister snd mom still aren’t over it . She...

I went ahead and married my fiancé and so far it’s already been a nightmare. The same issues are surfacing times 10 and I’m emotionally and mentally drained. He is always complaint about how he does...

So I'll try to make this as short as possible... I recently realized my mom has NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). My dad died when I was 12, and she erupted when I told her I do not like her...

Ugh…classic mama drama…I am planning my dress shopping appointments and I was going to invite my mom, my fiancés mom, and two bridesmaids. My fiancé is an only child so his mom wouldn’t have any other...

I chose my childhood best friend to be my MOH and she happily accepted. Fast forward to now, she hasn’t been involved in a lot of our conversations with the rest of the bridesmaids. She’s in nursing...

So I feel kinda like a jerk but on another hand I don’t. So I come from a HUGE family. (1 of 11) I have countless nieces and nephews as well as cousins. So here’s my dilemma, I’m not inviting all of...

My FH and I both earn enough money, and both of us didn't want our parents' help to pay for the wedding. We asked our parents to save their money and use it on our siblings since they are also in...

NEED TO VENT / I've been feeling some type of way about family and want to know if anyone else has felt this way or am I just being too emotional about everything? I'm having a destination wedding in...

I don't have any parents, aunts. Or uncles.ive tried to include my MIL in planning, received only luke warm response...if any. We planned park wedding with picnic to keep costs down and to mimic our...

Ok I need impartial opinions if Im beein unreasonably upset. All of my family is coming from out of town. And my sister is one of my bridesmaids. The majority of my fiancée family is also coming in...