Family and Relationships
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So I'm kind of in a rut here. My parents have been divorced since I was 12. I moved out of state a year later and never saw my dad for about 5 years. He's never really been there. Has seen his ONLY...
![Mariah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/8/8/9/8/utbp_37268898.jpg?r=61051)
My fiance and my younger brother E, 13, have gotten close over the past few years, and E also likes my soon to be brother in law as well. All three of them have similar interests and enjoy hanging out...
This will be a long post, but I have to give the full story. My bachelorette party was just this past weekend. The plan was to have a nice weekend at the beach, stay in an Airbnb, chill in the hot...
![Cindy](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/2/3/9/utbp_35983239.jpg?r=16330)
I know everyone mourns and handles things differently . Last night my fiancé uncle passed away . I feel terribly sorry for him. I’m very close to his family especially his mom who just lost her...
Long story short, my FH has a very strained relationship with his half brother. My FMIL is super upset that we are not inviting half brother and his family to the wedding. I'm stuck in the middle of...
![Hannah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/5/9/9/utbp_36787599.jpg?r=34843)
My fiancé’s family have always been around seldomly. We got engaged at the end of July and the last time we saw his mother’s side of the family was the first week of July. On august 17th we announced...
Hello other future Brides! I need help with this situation. I'll try not to make this a novel lol. So I am a little less than a year away from my wedding and I am very much regretting my decision to...
![Hannah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/5/9/9/utbp_36787599.jpg?r=34843)
I was just looking for some advise with money during planning wedding and the relationship in general. When we first started dating i was out of town and my boyfriend wanted to get a switch and they...
Hi everyone! So my fiancé and I just started wedding planning a week ago. We started looking at venues first and already found one we love. We live in Hawaii but are planning on moving back to...
![Jennifer](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/7/9/7/utbp_8852797.jpg?r=74771)
Hello I'm just curious on how anyone would feel if your fiance had a secret cellphone? I caught my fiance with a secret cellphone, for the second time and he swears he is not cheating but just wanted...
My husband and I have been married for 10 years. Our 27 year old son (my step-son) has asked that I NOT attend the wedding, only his dad (my husband). His reasoning is solely because his mom has not...
Kinda stuck on who should be invited or not. My side of the family if broken. I have dad's family who i'm still getting to know after reconnecting with dad after 10 years, mom's family and the...
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Last night my family came over for dinner to celebrate the end of lockdown. My parents had seen me during lockdown (thanks to loopholes in the rules) but hadn’t seen my partner in 5 months so they...
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I wanna start off by saying I do like both of my sisters in law. They’re nice and fun. But they are quite different from me mainly due to age difference and interests. We have a 13 & 11 yr age...
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Hi everyone, I'm about 3 months out from my wedding day and starting to get the actual nerves about potential drama kicking in. Long story short, I have some family members that have been openly...
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Hi. I would like opinions about if and how to invite my Godmother to my Small wedding. I have a big family and I really broke tradition to have a small non 200+ person wedding. It is not so much...
This is more of a vent post, but will take advice if you have any. FH and I created our guest list pretty soon after getting engaged. We included all our family as well as friends and family friends...
![Alyssa](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/6/2/6/utbp_37174626.jpg?r=96899)
Hi all! My partner and I recently got engaged and are planning to get married in February. I have always been really excited about getting married, which he knows, so I have a lot of nervous...
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Hello everyone! I'm getting married in five days and my Maid of Honor doesn't have a dress. I don't have a ton of friends so for my two bridesmaids I chose some girls I was friends with in high school...
![Courtney](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/6/7/6/8/utbp_6446768.jpg?r=60029)
I need someone to encourage me to be the bigger person and invite my FMIl to my first dress fitting. For background: FH and I have been together for just shy of 5 years and living together for nearly...