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We are planning our wedding for fall 2022. My parents offered to host it at their home (they live on a farm near us with many acres and it’s absolutely gorgeous) and me and DH both get along very well...
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My FH’s best girl friend just told him she is expecting. He was there for the birth of her first 2 children in her previous marriage and those children have basically been his niece and nephew since...
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I don’t even know how to put this into words. I recently wrote on here about my relationship with my fiancé’s morher. It’s been challenging to say the least. She doesn’t want any of his family to be...
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My fiancee does not get along with his mother, and has not spoken to her I. Almost 10 years. She was a "Not so good mother" according to all both abusive and stole money from family members. I had the...
Hi All, I'm a covid bride that had to change my spring wedding to winter. My brother called me yesterday to tell me that he's planning to propose in the next few weeks to his girlfriend. And that they...
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My *brilliant* mother decided to go & tell my future mother in law something about my sister's in laws had money & paid for nearly their whole wedding (while they do have more money than my...
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For a year now my mother has been planning to give me a large amount of money. She said it’s in case of an emergency a house or for my wedding. She said the money is only for me and not for my fiancé....
So my fiancé's ex wife has him in court for a hugh child custody trial. ( been ongoing over a year) So my future MIL said we should not tell the 4 kids about wedding plan until the day of- Her...
Hi guys! Fiancé and I are so excited to be married in December 2021! We’ve never been married before and have a sweet 15 month old together. When we got my engagement ring resized, we brought our...
Let me start off by saying I’m terrified To ask for advice. My FH is a prominent business man in our community. Well know and well liked. I had NO idea of any of this until this morning. Last night we...
I didn’t know where I should post this but I have a feeling my boyfriend is going to propose on the day my friend was supposed to have her wedding. It’s now postponed due to covid but still going to...
Hi - I am just coming to ventilate a little... My Fiancé family is dealing with Grandma being with her broken hip because she fell in the bedroom trying to turn the lights on and she can’t have...
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So I've posted quite a lot about my sister refusing to wear a dress as a bridesmaid. After giving it some thought, we both came to a compromise that she could wear a romper (jumpsuit?) as she...
My man and I have considered elopement, but both of us have voiced concerns over our families not being there. So we’d like something fairly small. With that being said, we both come from pretty big...
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Hi, everything is super stressful right now. Let's play a game! Meme/comic your relationship! This comic creator seems to live in my brain: (Catana Comics) Show me memes and comics that are YOUR...
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My FH and I are going to have a DW (family scattered worldwide, might as well all meet somewhere). It is extremely important to us that our kids are included (I have 3 he has 1--I can't imagine...
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I’m not sure how to handle this situation. My future FIL is always negative about our wedding. He doesn’t talk about our wedding plans with my fiancé, but will often call my future SIL to make...
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Hey all!! Hope everyone is having an amazing start to the new year. Me, not so much...we are dealing with some death in my family and I could use some lighthearted fun stories! So! How did you all...
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Hi! Can you please share any baby girl or boy names that you like. I kinda like 90s names for some reason but I’m open to ideas! I don’t want to go with the really popular names of the year