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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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Flaky Friend
Lauren, on April 26, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Hi, my wedding is next year in February of 2022 and I am in need of some advice. I have a friend who I have known for a couple of years now, that I would consider a good friend in the sense that I can...

Kari, Apr 27, 2021 7 478
Jackie
Inviting someone you don’t like?
Jackie, on October 15, 2019 at 1:56 PM

Hello all. I’ve recently been thinking about my guest list...who to invite and who not to invite. My fiancé has a friend that I’m not particularly fond of...probably not all! I’m stuck in the in...

Judith, Apr 26, 2021 27 6,956 1
Deja
Maid of Honor not helping with planning
Deja, on March 29, 2021 at 1:04 AM

My maid of honor is my best friend and has been for over 15 years. But I’m really having a hard time. I asked her to be my maid of honor because I value her opinion and want her to help with things....

Grace, Apr 26, 2021 30 2,029
Fiona
Covering tattoos
Fiona, on April 20, 2021 at 7:20 PM

Does anyone have any opinion on being asked by a family member to cover your tattoos for the wedding??

Judith, Apr 26, 2021 20 632
Lizz
My mother is insane
Lizz, on April 25, 2021 at 5:11 PM

To make an extremely long background story short, my parents hate each other. My dad is remarried, and I am closer to my step siblings than I am to my brother. My mom has a long term boyfriend that...

Kari, Apr 26, 2021 7 289
Kas
Bridesmaid help/ friend help
Kas, on April 23, 2021 at 11:35 PM

I need help. I have finally decided on my three bridesmaids and my childhood best friend is not one of them. I know she will expect it but we have just drifted to far apart we are very different...

Samantha, Apr 25, 2021 16 285
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How to tell someone they're not invited?
Samantha, on April 24, 2021 at 1:59 PM

My fiance and I got engaged about 1.5 years ago. Not long after, my father and his long term girlfriend broke up. They had a kid together, my brother, who I love and she had a kid before the...

Fred, Apr 25, 2021 7 434
Chelsea
Annoyed with bridesmaid
Chelsea, on April 23, 2021 at 10:49 AM

One of my oldest friends sense middle school. I bend over backwards for her for her wedding 2 years ago. I was a bridesmaid but her maid of honor sucked and didn’t plan or do anything. I stepped up...

Trinity, Apr 23, 2021 8 418
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Groom Sister Drama
Erika, on April 14, 2021 at 4:58 PM

So, we are having a relatively small wedding. (80 people invited vs. the 260+ we wanted to invite) With it being so small, we are keeping our 'wedding party' small as well to keep it more intimate....

Courtney, Apr 23, 2021 6 498
mrswinteriscoming
Is anyone else not quite ready for children but starting to get really ‘clucky’?
mrswinteriscoming, on April 21, 2021 at 7:43 PM

I’m marrying FH this December and while we both want children, when we’ve previously discussed it, we agreed ‘not for a few years’ because we aren’t ready. The closer we get to marriage though...

Melle, Apr 23, 2021 10 346
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Grieving my mom on my wedding day
Amanda, on April 21, 2021 at 9:44 PM

Hello to all my lovely soon to be brides ! I’m getting married in July 3! I cannot wait for my wedding day to walk down the isle and get to marry the love of my life and be surrounded by our families!...

Amanda, Apr 22, 2021 8 322
Camiblair
Scared My Future In-laws Won’t Care.
Camiblair, on April 22, 2021 at 8:04 AM

Hi. My fiancé and I have been together for 10+ years, since we were 14. We just got engaged! Basically, his parents have never liked me for a multitude of reasons that I’m not 100% sure of because...

Eniale, Apr 22, 2021 8 481
Dani
Family issues
Dani, on April 13, 2021 at 11:41 PM

So my parents doesn’t approve me to getting married in July and my fiancé said he doesn’t care wat they say cause he’s still gonna do the wedding no matter what! So can my parents stop me from...

Ka-Rina, Apr 22, 2021 53 1,865
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Where does this thought actually come from?
Misselis, on April 20, 2021 at 5:12 PM

Hi dear ladies, I started a few weeks ago a topic about marrying someone who has been previously married. It started to bother me for no reason while I never made a big thing of it. Maybe it's because...

Samantha, Apr 22, 2021 23 516
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Wedding Destroying Mother-daughter Relationship
Angela, on April 20, 2021 at 4:25 PM

My mom and I used to be super close. 6 months ago, I would have said she was my best friend. Now, we are 6 weeks away from the wedding and my mom didn't express any concerns about the relationship...

Ka-Rina, Apr 21, 2021 11 1,246
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Mother in law drama
Nicola, on April 14, 2021 at 1:27 PM

I need someone to please give me advice. I don’t like to overreact however, I do feel that my mother in law could be rude sometimes or not put in place by my husband. During my ceremony, as I’m...

Peyton, Apr 21, 2021 13 522 1
Melanie
Please Excuse me, i really need to vent (long Post)
Melanie, on March 28, 2021 at 8:04 PM

I love my mom, I do, she's my mom. She can be one of my closest friends. However, there have always been things that push my buttons. Our relationship isn't perfect. All of my life, my successes have...

Tyler C., Apr 20, 2021 6 420
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i don’t want my mom in the bridal suite
Samantha, on April 19, 2021 at 3:39 PM

I’m kind of just venting here because I just don’t know what to do. I have been very independent my whole life. I have two older siblings who my mom seems to help financially all the time. She paid...

Jessica, Apr 20, 2021 5 384
Star
Family Negativity
Star, on April 19, 2021 at 8:25 PM

Have had years of issues/differences between my husband’s family and I. Mainly between my sister-in-law and I. (My husband’s brother’s wife) Pretty much to sum it up (unless y’all would really like...

Star, Apr 20, 2021 5 260 1
Morgan
Bridesmaid drama
Morgan, on April 19, 2021 at 6:01 PM

One of my best friends is supposed to be a bridesmaid, however she recently got super distant and rarely responds to me and never tags me in things on Facebook (we literally used to talk every day). I...

Kk, Apr 20, 2021 8 347
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