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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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Yasmine
New Year Goals or Resolutions
Yasmine, on January 1, 2021 at 11:27 AM

Happy New Year everyone! 🥳 Has anyone sat down with their significant other and discussed any goals for this year? My husband and I talked lastnight over drinks & agree that we both want to put...

Melle, Jan 4, 2021 21 177
Mackenzie
Eloping privately in a Month!!!
Mackenzie, on January 2, 2021 at 11:27 PM

Hey y’all! It’s been a LONG road and I am FINALLY down to ONE month until my wedding and I am FREAKING OUT!!!!! I pretty much have everything and everything is planned. My fiancé & I decided...

Nymphea, Jan 4, 2021 23 383 1
Vincent
Is it weird not to have any family at my wedding when i do like my family?
Vincent, on January 3, 2021 at 9:24 PM

So my boyfriend and I are recently engaged and very very happy. We're planning a fairly tiny wedding (like no more than 20 people in all likelihood) with pretty much just our church members (my...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 4, 2021 8 327
Tyler C.
How to handle inviting certain family to an Lgbtq+ wedding?
Tyler C., on December 27, 2020 at 7:21 PM

I understand the "rule" of inviting couples based on the "social unit" concept, however, I am torn and need advice on how to proceed in regard to my same-sex wedding. I have been blessed to have an...

Anais, Jan 3, 2021 20 738
Kayse
Post-wedding family issues...
Kayse, on January 1, 2021 at 9:16 PM

This might be long....I'll start at the beginning....my husband and I told my family that we were getting married on June 20 in early March. They told me that they (my parents, only brother, SIL,...

Rebecca, Jan 3, 2021 12 405
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Am i overreacting?
Mel, on January 1, 2021 at 10:19 AM

Hi fellow future brides, I’m dealing with a situation with my fiancé and need advise. He recently received a text on his birthday from a girl who was in one of his classes in grad school about 2...

Vicky, Jan 2, 2021 32 925
Sarahsteen
Sharing a Wedding Year with a family member
Sarahsteen, on January 1, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Hi everyone, I seem to have an issue and I’m desperate for advice on how to feel/what to do. My fiancé and I have been engaged for a period of time now and are getting married May 2021. We’ve had our...

Meghan, Jan 2, 2021 18 967
C
The hardest decision...
Candace, on December 9, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Hello, Forewarning this could get long. My fiancé and I have been struggling with trying to figure out our marriage. A small backstory, we have always struggled with my family's approval of our...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 2, 2021 22 769
CountryBride
Mother has to put her two cents into everything
CountryBride, on December 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM

So I have a mother who is out of her mind. back story My fiance and I are paying for our entire wedding ourselves. While saving for an house and raising 8 kids. We would never take away from the kids...

Samantha, Jan 1, 2021 10 361
Mrs. Spring
How many Frogs?!
Mrs. Spring, on December 23, 2020 at 8:37 PM

According to statistics (weddingstats.org), the average person has 3 to 5 committed relationships before they find a spouse/life partner? How many serious relationships did you have before finding...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 1, 2021 45 626
Haley
Just want to vent
Haley, on December 31, 2020 at 3:25 PM

Hello all, I hope the holidays have been good for all of you. A lot has happened over the last few months as I tried to plan my wedding. We were going to have a “big” wedding 07-01-22, booked the...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 1, 2021 10 450
SLY
Just Need To Vent
SLY, on October 28, 2020 at 9:23 AM

So I had a profile before this and deleted it, but I'm back on here because I can't take it anymore. My mom has been bringing up the same issue every month. "Why can't you have more than one flower...

Candyce, Jan 1, 2021 25 556
Moria
When you make more coins than your Fiancé
Moria, on December 31, 2020 at 2:17 PM

I am currently a Travel Nurse and I make very good money. My Future Husband has a BASIC JOB and doesn’t make as much as I do. That doesn’t bother me but it bothers him because I make about 3k plus...

Pirate & 60s Bride, Jan 1, 2021 14 420
Kayla
Fiancé has stalled on asking groomsmen
Kayla, on December 30, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Hi, Let me start with saying I love my fiancé. However, he has been known to drag the ball on many different things. He’s an amazing man in many aspects. I don’t want to be petty because I know there...

Judith, Dec 31, 2020 19 570
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Angry Friend
Rachel, on December 29, 2020 at 6:29 PM

I was supposed to be a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding in April that was originally scheduled for this year, but was postponed because of Covid. However, now I am pregnant and due in May so my...

Melle, Dec 31, 2020 15 405
M
Dress shopping with mil
Madison, on December 29, 2020 at 8:10 AM

Putting the past issues behind me I invited my FMIL to dress shop and she freaked out saying I’m rushing. FH and I want to have wedding next year but she is not ready. I tried talking with family...

Ashley, Dec 31, 2020 13 282
Devan
My mother is breaking my heart.
Devan, on December 29, 2020 at 2:42 PM

*sorry, long story kinda* Me and my now fiancée got engaged on the 20th, as a Christmas gift, my fiancé’s grandfather asked if he could get us eloped. He gave us 3 weeks and I talked him into letting...

Pia, Dec 31, 2020 10 601
Haylie
Bridesmaid drama
Haylie, on December 28, 2020 at 3:17 PM

So here is the issues she had already talked bad about me to my fh dad side of the family they already don’t like me but his mom side loves me and they think I am doing the right thing because I am...

Caprice, Dec 30, 2020 8 225
Mrs. Spring
Meeting the parents
Mrs. Spring, on December 23, 2020 at 12:15 PM

My forner college roommate who is from 🇬🇭 Ghana, told me that in her culture, one does not introduce a significant other to their parents until he/she is sure they want to marry. How long did you date...

Mrs. Spring, Dec 30, 2020 33 377
Sarah
Living with your significant other
Sarah, on December 26, 2020 at 2:01 PM

My fiancé and I have been living together for all of almost 3 months and we are already getting on each other’s nerves. My fiancé and I talked about it, we love each other and want to get married, we...

Sarah, Dec 29, 2020 69 2,654 2
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