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Blending familys can be a true joy, but there are tricky elements too. From merging households, to deciding where to spend the holidays, this is the place to give and get support on all things family.

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Milada
Absent Dad At it Again - Aita?
Milada, on April 7, 2021 at 6:05 PM

I'm having some issues with my dad and I'm trying to see AITA? My dad & I don't have a very good relationship - he hates my mother and used that as an excuse to stay out of my brother's and my...

Milada, May 4, 2021 12 301
Isabel
Wedding-related Stress a Month Out
Isabel, on May 3, 2021 at 9:40 AM

Any advice in how to handle family members who are experiencing wedding-related stress and are taking it out on you? For example: Family members are picking fights with me about specific details that...

Rebecca, May 4, 2021 4 130
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Bachelorette disappointment (bad party)
Tracey, on May 2, 2021 at 8:26 PM

My bachelorette was this weekend. Started off on a super high note at brunch, bottomless mimosas were amazing & everyone was having a great time. The next hour or two we were walking around town...

Jennifer, May 2, 2021 4 823
Janna
Step kids the night of the wedding
Janna, on May 1, 2021 at 11:09 AM

My fiancé was married previously and has two kids. He hasn’t seen them in a few years due to a variety of factors....mostly, it was a very nasty divorce and things got ugly. He is inviting them to the...

Judith, May 1, 2021 4 351
Dani
My parents still doesn’t approve help please....
Dani, on April 29, 2021 at 6:15 PM

So I talked to my parents about getting married in July of this year and they don’t approve of it they say we should wait 5yrs to get married but my fiancé doesn’t want to wait and if he has to wait...

Megan, May 1, 2021 38 1,604
Felicity
Fiancé cancelled our engagement
Felicity, on February 17, 2021 at 6:05 AM

My fiancé and I had been engaged for almost 3 years and he suddenly called it off one night because I got jealous and upset because he was allowing other females to openly flirt with him while I was...

Dj Tanner, May 1, 2021 20 4,221 1
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Bridesmaids
Ashley, on April 30, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Okay so I have 5 bridesmaids my sister is the MOH. So far only one of the bridesmaids has gotten her dress, I have done reminders about them getting their dress and timeline. I can handle my sister...

Caitlin, May 1, 2021 13 255
Savanna
moh / sister drama about parent's financial contribution
Savanna, on April 29, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Hello all! Hoping to get some opinions/advice on drama my MOH/sister is causing about my dad contributing to my wedding (positive/constructive opinions only please 😊). I'll post more history and...

Judith, Apr 30, 2021 12 599
Ebony
Do he loves me
Ebony, on April 27, 2021 at 10:22 PM

I don't know if he really loves me anymore We been together for 1year5months2days and we are do to walk down the aisle on June 12th 2021 The reason why I think he does not love me anymore since we've...

Ariel, Apr 30, 2021 4 286
Michelle
Don't sacrifice happiness for obligation
Michelle, on March 2, 2021 at 12:25 PM

Obligation should not be involved anywhere and the people who bully to make it happen should not have any say. If that means not accepting money or not inviting them period, then you do what you have...

Michelle, Apr 30, 2021 8 214 1
Mcclave
Family Disappointment
Mcclave, on April 28, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Even though I know I should ignore this and I should just cut certain out people who do not reciprocate, I feel like I’m struggling with accepting people who have sorry excuses for not making it to...

Melissa, Apr 29, 2021 18 499
Torrie
Questioning my bff to be a bridesmaid
Torrie, on April 27, 2021 at 11:40 AM

So I need some opinions, one of my closest friends I met in college I want to ask to be a bridesmaid. However I’m questioning if I should ask her, she flaked out on every plan we’ve made together...

Katie, Apr 29, 2021 13 270
K
Help! Wedding supposed to be in 3 days! May not happen!
Kaylee, on April 28, 2021 at 8:08 AM

Hi! My fiancée and I have been together for 4 years. We are supposed to get married on this Saturday. Shes the one who asked me to marry her 3 years ago. She’s been having really cold feet, like very...

Samantha, Apr 29, 2021 11 567
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Postponements and Covid
Justine, on April 9, 2021 at 4:07 PM

We were meant to get married this coming May but because of tbe pandemic we had to postpone our wedding. I have always wanted to get married in May and so we looked into the possibilities of marrying...

Eve79, Apr 28, 2021 10 246
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Just Venting mil
Doxie Mom, on April 28, 2021 at 3:39 PM

This weekend my fiancé and I had separate bachelorette/bachelor parties in separate cities, before leaving we went to breakfast where his mom works. My fiancé and I have been dating for over 9 years,...

Becky, Apr 28, 2021 6 324
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Unsupportive fmil ((just need to vent))
EGD, on April 27, 2021 at 1:58 PM

This doesn't even really pertain to my wedding but it's weighing heavy on my heart and I just need a safe place to unload it. It's gonna be a long one so thank you if you read the whole thing. One of...

EGD, Apr 28, 2021 12 335
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Bridesmaid Situation
Amanda, on April 28, 2021 at 8:59 AM

Update: I was not invited to the wedding and the other bridesmaid was, along with one of our other friends. Around January one of my bridesmaids posted a picture of her save the dates she was sending...

Kristen, Apr 28, 2021 8 298
Kasy
update in my last post "how Do You Deal With racist Family???"
Kasy, on April 24, 2021 at 9:06 AM

Ever since I did my post in my situation of my family I have received so many messages. Thank you All! Thank you for the support and the advice! I had made my piece with myself in accepting the fact...

Kristen, Apr 28, 2021 2 251
Jessica
Unsupportive mother
Jessica, on April 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Basically my mom is Bipolar and she's not on medication for it so we never really know what were going to get. When me and my mans first moved in together she was 100% again it. Said I was making a...

Ka-Rina, Apr 27, 2021 5 207
AJ
Mother Frustration - Help!
AJ, on March 26, 2021 at 9:33 AM

Hello, So my wedding isn't until end of October 2022 but when trying to include my mom in wedding planning (mostly just tossing around ideas) she is just so negative. Examples: When talking about my...

Jessi, Apr 27, 2021 24 875
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