Discussions from Family and Relationships

My parents have been divorced for 25 years. Yes, 25 years. My mom has offered to pay for my wedding, but has said my dad is not allowed to attend and has suggested getting a restraining order. She...

Just how many of you have a relative horror story to share? Here’s mine my wedding is Sep 24. My cousin and his attention seeking girlfriend/fiancé planned theirs Sept 18 talk about nervy!

For background, my second cousin ‘Tim’ and his partner ‘Sally’ never knew if they wanted children, it was always a “maybe but don’t think so” question for them. They knew if they wanted children...

Hi, need some advice. We've planned to get married in 2 years and my family is going to meet his. He paid for our hotels even though i said he shouldn't. What can we do to, like, make it up to him?...

I am hoping for some advice on how to handle this situation. My sister is getting married. I got an invite about a month ago and the wedding is next month. We have 2 other sisters and they live in 2...

My FH and I each have 4 of our closest friends in our wedding party. However, I also have two siblings: one sister and one brother (FH is an only child). I'm not incredibly close with them because we...

To clarify first off, I would absolutely love for my only two grandparents to attend my wedding next January. However, the issue is that my grandmother has been in fragile health for a few years now....

I’m so bummed that my mother and father won’t be there at my wedding. They basically said we may or may not be there and it’s really no reason why. On top of that my sister said she isn’t coming...

My fiancé is going through some emotional struggles from his past. Because of this, it's causing him to not do things when they need to be done in order to get this wedding going. I need help to...

I’m just typing this out to vent about being a little sad but I’ll be honest a s slightly angry. So, my sister is due shortly before our April 23rd wedding. We knew she probably wouldn’t be able to...

DH and I come from a family oriented culture. I actually knew of his family years before we started dating. Anyhoo, he has 1 older sister and 1 young brother. Older sister’s husband only made an...

My wedding is in less than 6 months. In a heated discussion one evening between him and his cousin, she assaulted him. She has since spread vicious lies to the family about my involvement (I did not...

My father is a very difficult person to love. We have a strained relationship, at least on my part. He’s been incredibly controlling all my life and not very kind. I wouldn’t be upset if he did not...

Hello everyone, Our big day is 105 days away and due to family drama my niece’s dad won’t allow her to be my flower girl anymore and her mom (my sister-in-law… hubby to be sister) is supposed to be my...

Hello everyone! My DH and I got married January of this year, and I was just wondering if anyone had some advice on how to deal with negative feelings post wedding. Specifically with parents (my mom)...

My parents are paying for my wedding dress and my hair and makeup, but other than that my fiancé and I are paying for the wedding out of pocket. My mom also likes to take control of things. I have a...

Honestly, I didn't think I'd ever really need to post a rant or a rave on these forums. Typically, I come here to try and give suggestions to smooth out tiffs between family and friends. Alas, here I...

Hey ladies! I need a little advice. I need to get some bridesmaids, and my fiancé’s three sisters want in on it (from what I heard). Trouble is that they’re all in their teens and have never really...

Please someone tell me I’m not overreacting .. Hi ladies.. so I just have a question it’s been on my mind a lot.. me & my fiancé have been together for 2 years & I keep asking about our...

My step sister of 20 years has cut off all communication with me and our family about 8 months ago. She has been down a bad path and we have always tried to steer her in the right direction. She has...