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A__S202
Unsupportive Dad
A__S202, on March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM

I recently got engaged and haven't really told anyone yet except my FH's family, only because they were there when it happened. Little back story, my FH and I's parents used to be good friends, a...

LM, Yesterday at 12:48 PM 1 28
Atif
Overcoming Wedding Stress: Has Anyone Tried Hypnotherapy?
Atif, on March 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM

Hey everyone! Weddings are such a beautiful journey, but let’s be honest. planning can be stressful! Between coordinating vendors, managing family expectations, and making everything perfect, the...

Atif, Yesterday at 2:41 AM 2 21
Terra
Advice welcome 🩷
Terra, on February 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Internal struggle! I have a very narcissistic mother and she tends to make everything about herself. How should I handle this? As she wants to be the center of attention at all times... Especially my...

Ashley, Mar 14, 2025 2 53
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Mother vs Step Mother
Ashley, on March 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM

I am very close with my mother and my step mom; however they do not like each other very much. I do not want my step mom to feel left out on the day of getting ready festivities, but my mom is not...

Ashley, Mar 14, 2025 14
Chloe
My boyfriend won't propose to me - we are in our mid-30s
Chloe, on March 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Hi! I have been with my boyfriend for a little under two years (our anniversary is in April), and while I understand that it's not that long, we are in our mid-30s (I'm 36, turning 37 this year, and...

Melissa, Mar 12, 2025 4 98
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Fh's has step-siblings who have been raised by Fh's father and ffil is hurt that they aren't included in the wedding and has other worries
Genevieve, on February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM

My FH's mother died when he and his brother (his only bio sibling) were 11 and 12. When FH was 19, his father got remarried to a widow who met me through a church support group that was focused on...

LM, Feb 22, 2025 3 109
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Troubles with Future Mother-in-law
Allie, on February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM

I need some advice. My fiance and I got engaged in December, and ever since, I have seen a side of his mother that I had not seen before. As soon as we got engaged, she started talking to us about...

LM, Feb 22, 2025 2 217
Erica
It's been 3 years and no proposal, contemplating moving on?
Erica, on December 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM

I'm enlisting the advice and counsel of anyone who has gone through a similar situation. My boyfriend and I have been together for just over 3 years, with our fair share of ups and downs and learning...

John, Feb 22, 2025 69 154,148 2
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My fiancé broke up with me because he said he wasn't ready.
Laura, on January 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM

My fiancé broke up with me a week ago. He said he wasn't ready to be a husband and was ready to be in a relationship. He said I deserve someone who is fully transparent who didn't lie or hide things...

Ann, Feb 17, 2025 4 163
Josephine Brennan
Couples therapy is ruining our relationship
Josephine Brennan, on July 3, 2019 at 2:21 AM

To provide a little backstory before I dive into the current issue, my fiance and I had a long discussion about our wedding date and finally agreed on September 18. 2019. We also discussed things like...

Ann, Feb 17, 2025 36 3,250
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Family of the groom issues
Wifey, on February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Hi WWers, We’ve been engaged for 9 mths & are a few weeks out from our wedding & pretty excited. My (bride) family checks in regularly, offering guidance, support and help for the wedding in...

Wifey, Feb 13, 2025 4 119
Ariel
Kids and Bridal Party
Ariel, on February 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM

We were originally going to have our rule for kids being "only close family", so we could have our nieces and nephews and that's it. However 2 people in the bachelor party that are friends have 4 kids...

CM, Feb 9, 2025 6 133
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sil drama
Jess, on January 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM

My fiance and I have been together for 3 years. He’s very close with his little sister who’s planning to get married in 2025. A few months ago, his sister asked her brother (my fiance’) to stand up...

Janae, Jan 31, 2025 6 191
Megan
Would you be upset if your spouse went to a strip club?
Megan, on November 1, 2022 at 6:39 PM

My husband and I got married this September, we have been together for 6.5 years and have gone to the strip club together many times. He went to the strip club with his groomsmen for his Batchelor...

Brittany, Jan 24, 2025 31 35,847 1
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Am i wrong for not wanting to invite fiances sibling?
PTA, on January 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM

I'm looking for an outside perspective on this situation. I absolutely adore everyone in my fiances family with the exception of one sibling. I've only met them once, and it ended up being one of the...

Kaitlin, Jan 22, 2025 8 244
Christine
aita For not wanting to spend so much time at my fiancé's family's events?
Christine, on January 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM

For context, my fiancé comes from a Latin family and while they are very close, they also are incredibly clique-y. They barely talk to each other, but my fiancé feels a sense of responsibility that...

Kaitlin, Jan 14, 2025 4 136
Mdannaker
Destination wedding with a baby?
Mdannaker, on January 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM

My brother and his fiance want to have a destination wedding in Europe. We live in the US. I am married with 3 kids and a baby on the way. He wants only immediate family to attend and all children....

Michael, Jan 8, 2025 3 101
Ellie F
Family Requests/bride Ready to Strike
Ellie F, on November 18, 2024 at 1:39 AM

Out of the blue, my future Mother in Law asserted that we can't have any flowers or scented candles at our wedding. We got engaged 4 months ago. We're getting married in 6 months. We literally had an...

Evelyn, Dec 24, 2024 2 127
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Relationship advice
Elizabeth, on December 23, 2024 at 11:45 PM

I have a boyfriend I have been dating over 2 years and now going into our 3rd anniversary we both are high functional learning disabilities any ideas for us

Michael, Dec 24, 2024 1 65
Emma
Maid of Honor dilemma
Emma, on November 27, 2024 at 4:47 PM

Hi everyone!! My fiancé and I are running into an issue right now. We both have our wedding parties picked out, but we cannot pick an MOH/ Best Man. Our wedding party consists of family members and...

Grassxpress, Dec 14, 2024 2 298
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