Discussions from Family and Relationships

Long story: My wedding is in less than 2 weeks, and all I hear is complaints from the wedding party. As a considerate bride, I did not have a bridal shower, I only asked for a bachelorette party and...

I am struggling with my maid of honor selection. I have someone that I qualify as my best friend, but it is a relationship that hasn’t been without its issues. She has been my friend for 12 years at...

My fiance and I have been together for 3 years. Two of those years we were living together with our parents (not in my plans at all but stuff happens), then we moved into an apartment together. We...

Hi everyone. My wedding will be this fall and I really don't want anyone walking me down the aisle. The whole "giving me away" thing really skeeves me out and I want it to be something just between my...

Having a small wedding with our nearest and dearest— trying to keep it under 50 guests. We are already at 52. My stepdad has been married to my mom for 16 years but I’ve never been close to my...

Hello! First time posting. I have asked four ladies to be my bridesmaids, and can't wait to plan and celebrate with them. Two are my sisters, but the other two haven't met one another or my sisters....

Hey folks!!! Would love to hear about your favorite things about your FH/FW! I’ll go first: FH is the funniest person I have ever met, he has the biggest heart and gives his all! He reminds me that...

I got married six months ago and had my half sister stand up as my maid of honor. She’s 25, I’m 29 and we share the same dad. We haven’t been close in a while and I’d hoped my wedding would be a...

TMI warning Does anyone else deal with strange cycles and issues they fear will hamper conception? My FH and I are getting married this September 2021. He will be 34 and I will be 32. I will then turn...

So my mom asked me if I was going to hyphenate my last name or change it because they want me to keep their last name. After me, the last name will no longer be passed down. I guess that’s their...

Both my fiance and I are experiencing the most difficulties with our mothers during our planning! Each has there own extreme views. At this point that has taken so much away from us but acting this...

I just want to VENT: I am stressed from wedding planning. Due to Covid, we had to postpone from last year to May of this year. We went from 130 guests to 70 guests. Only 15 people will be from the...

Hello all, I am getting married next month and my wife to be has two amazing girls. Ive been with their mother about 3 years and far as I am concerned they are already my kids. I want to give them a...

Hello, I’m not sure how to do this or how to say it but I need advice. My fiancé chose his older brother to be his best man when we first got engaged. His brother since then has been nothing but rude...

Hi everyone! I just got engaged to the absolute love of my life (yay!) and I couldn't be happier. We've been together 2 years and he is my very best friend. I feel so blessed. However, my family does...

Hello friends! I need some advice for some bridesmaid drama I’m dealing with. Let me apologize in advance, as this will probably be kinda long. I had two very close friends, let’s say their names are...

Hi My Name is Veronica Reyes and Me and My fiancee is gonna be getting married in March 12th 2022 i want to know how can we make it as a couple without fighting and arguing because i want to make it...

So there have been multiple discussions on whether or not to invite my aunt to the wedding. My fiance and her get along in public settings (like my sisters wedding last August), but otherwise don't...

This is a totally weird discussion but I wanted to share and get some of ya'll's thoughts! My future husband and I were discussing marriage and kids -- we don't have any kids yet. He told me something...

So I recently had to tell a bridesmaid that she is not a part of the party anymore. Background: Before we moved our wedding date from Oct 1st to March 4th, this bridesmaid (lets call her X) said she...