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I don’t know if I’m in the wrong or my sister just being dramatic and wants the whole year to herself. My fiancé and I have been together for 19 yrs. My sister and hers have been together for 2. My...
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I'm in sort of a predicament. My husband's adult son from a former marriage of his will be getting married in Spring 2022. He and his fiancee have already postponed the wedding date once, which was...
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Hi all! I'm reaching out because I am struggling with how to involve my mom and my two little sisters in my wedding. I already have 8 bridesmaids so I thought adding them to the bridal party would be...
My older sister and I (two years apart) have always had a very rough relationship growing up but I have tried to mend and get closer. She has been in two previous relationships with great men and they...
So my parents offered to put X amount towards the wedding. I did not expect them to do this and I am more than grateful. My dilemma is that I want to ask for some of that money to put down the deposit...
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I can't even believe I'm writing this, this is more a rant than an actual post... I'm somewhere between horrified and laughing like a crazy person. I even remember responding to someone else's post on...
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Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone else has been through a similar situation.. my mom has insisted to pay for the venue for my wedding so I’m letting her. I am paying for all other vendors decor...
I need help. This is such a hard decision. My jr bridesmaid dad has covid and the Friday before the wedding will be 10 days quarantine completion. Last Tuesday my jr bridesmaid dad tested positive for...
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Hello all I am gonna get right into this. In the past I have posted about how family on either side has not been supportive of our marriage due to some past issues that my now husband family still has...
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So my wedding is late October 2022. My mother has requested that I push back my wedding by an hour, its the fall so that means that the sun will set around 5:59pm if our calculations are correct (and...
Our wedding is in February of this upcoming year. We’ve been booked at our venue and planning it since September 2020. Since December of last year, my fiancé’s family has undergone some major changes...
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Long post!! There has been a big debate with me and my FH on our wedding party. We are very close to our families, and the last thing we want is for someone to feel left out so we cannot make a...
Hi! So there is something big that's been bothering me. I've been married once before, to an extremely horrible and abusive man. We have been divorced for over 6 years. My fiance is wonderful, and...
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Before I begin explaining the plethora of challenges I've faced while planning my wedding that is on 9/17/22, I feel it's important those reading this thread have some back story. I've been with my FH...
My fiancé and I have been together for two years now. He just recently proposed but ever since "breaking the news" to his parents, they have become distant and unresponsive. To give some background,...
My sister is getting married (2nd time round) to one of my ex boyfriends next year. She is the kind of person where nothing is her fault, she is always the victim.We had a huge argument involving my...
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I'm in a tricky situation and want to handle this as best as possible. I've known my friend W since we were six years old and we are now 33. We were inseperable throughout our teens and early 20's. In...
My fiancé and I have been engaged for 2 years now, and we've decided to start planning as we'd like to get married in 2023. We decided we wanted something intimate, small and very casual and laid...
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Hi all, There is some serious family drama going on in my family - and it is effecting the fact that one of my BMs (SIL) has been forbidden (I know crazy right) to talk to any member of my family as...
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Did your significant other introduce you to their family on date #1? Or did it take a few weeks? A few months? Or maybe you knew their family before you met your partner? When did you first meet your...