Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hi I am choosing not to have bridesmaids and to have a small family-only wedding. However, I am realizing that I want my friends there more than in spirit. What are your ideas on how to involve them...

This might be a long, convoluted story. Dig in. My fiance's best man will be his best friend from elementary school till now. I don't like him nor do I care for his long time partner. We will call...

Ok so from the beginning I knew my very best friend would be my maid of honor. My baby sister always knew this. So when time came and I actually asked them to be a part of my wedding they both said...

This is sort of a babies + wedding postponement combo topic. I’m 31 and my fiancé is 36. Our wedding is scheduled for this September in Spain but we are now strongly leaning towards using our backup...

Hey everyone! I'm back with another sticky situation. My husband's brother is supposed to be getting married to his fiance in May 2021, and we've recently decided we don't support their marriage. He...

The title might sound rough, but stick with me. So I am having a kid-friendly wedding, but there are only a few kids on the invite list. One of the kids is my cousin's 8-year-old. I have met him a...

My love and I are excited about our future as a married couple and our future as parents. I have a strong desire to be making plans to be a mother because I have pcos (making me infertile without...

I need help coming up with ideas to incorporate my fiances family who live overseas and cannot make it to the wedding. We are already live-streaming, but I want to do something a bit more. I thought...

First and foremost: The subject of marriage and discussing a wedding has come up with my boyfriend. He has seen my family dynamic for almost a decade and has been with me through some very turbulent...

I need advice and honest opinons. I was enjoying planning my wedding things were coming together beautifully and now I have lost all my self confidence in my ability to choose colors and make...

I got engaged in 2016. In July 2017, my fiance died unexpectedly. I've dealt with grief and depression and it's been hard as I'm older and have a disability. I don't think I'll ever find love again....

First of all, I am not the one getting married. My boyfriend's brother is. Let me start: I have been dating my boyfriend for 18 months. I am extremely close to his family-his mom and I go shopping,...

One of my really good friends, who I mentioned in a previous post is getting married at the end of this month. She's also expecting a baby! She tokd ne that she was considering the name EMERALD for a...

My mother hates my future spouse for no good reason other than "I liked all the other ones so if I hate this one then itll work out.." to me that's not a valid reason to tell my future husband that...

So we don’t talk to my FMIL if we can avoid it about wedding things, because she’s been super nasty to FH (nothing new) and myself about certain things, not everything. It’s more of guest list, and...

I am looking for some advice. One of the groom's best friends has 2 face tattoos (right under his eyes) and I want to respectfully ask him to cover them up on my wedding day. I am not bashing him or...

My wedding is in early June, and we are keeping it strictly family only to limit the guest list AND limit fighting. When we tried to keep a small guest list that mixed family and friends, both sets of...

Okay so this happened a while ago but just came up in the family group chat so I want to know what everyone thinks. At my cousins wedding, they had a phone bowl for during the ceremony. 20 min before...

I need help. So I dont have a good relationship with my extended family specifically my Aunt. She has done and said things in the past and has been the root of pain and drama to my family. I dont want...

My sister in law told me yesterday she was pregnant through text. Apparently the whole family knew already except me. She went out of her way to have dinner with her dad and step mom, then her mom...