Family and Relationships
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I recently just got engaged, and my mother and I do not have a good relationship. She openly favors my brothers and has consistently pushed me down in anyway that she can just because. I have thought...
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...
Hello, so I’m getting married this Saturday and my fiancé and I both decided to opt not to invite my one older sister. My relationship with her has been strained and rocky at best and horrendous at...
My mom and I have never been close but I feel like this is ridiculous. In May my SO and I told my mother we'd be getting married. Upon being told this, she did not answer, instead she carried on...
Hi everyone! Finding a group of bridesmaids and groomsmen has been the most stressful part of wedding planning at the moment. My FH has many many possible groomsmen but the only person I know I want...
Originally I wasn't doing bridesmaids,unless it was my grown children. then my husband got his best friend as best man so I chose a maid of honor. Here's where my headache n Drama comes in. My SIL.. (...
Hi brides and hopefully some grooms? I got engaged August 22nd, 2023 and just yesterday we finally agreed on a wedding plan we both loved. This plan is contingent on help from my very well to do dad...
Hello I need advice if any one can help. I received a message from my bridesmaid/best friend this morning who lives in a different state saying she may not make it to my wedding because financially...
My older brother is getting married next June. I just found out during Labor Day weekend that I will have no role in the wedding and that my brother has selected a friend to be his best man. The rest...
As a Bride, there are so many moments for the dad during the big day. Doing a first look, walking us down the isle, first dance, etc. Have any of you done anything for your mother? I want to recognize...
Not sure how to handle this, if I even need to, and if I should even care. My fiancé and I are in one of those situations where we are paying for most of our wedding on our own. Which is fine to me-...
Looking to get what others would do in this situation. My partner and I have had the discussion about me taking his last name as I am hesitant to take on his because he had an alcoholic abusive father...
Did you guys do premarital counseling? Did it help you make the decision on getting married? Me and my fiancé are about to start counseling. Ibe never done this before so I’m not sure what to expect....
Hello! I need some input regarding our lesbian wedding. I have several extended and immediate family members who seem to be supportive of my fiance and I, yet continue to post extremely hostile...
Hi everyone! My wedding was this past Saturday August 17, 2024. It was beautiful and other than some small hiccups, it was a perfect day! However, I can’t help but be hurt by my new sister-in-law and...
I am having a destination wedding that I have been planning for over a year now. My fiancé and I knew that by doing so a lot of friends and family might not be able to attend. We kept the guest list...
Hi All. I’m hoping for some advice on how to navigate this painful experience. My fiancé and I have been together for three years. He’s 39, I’m 35. On in our relationship, he confessed to me that he...
My fh and I are desperate and need advice on how to handle his parents! Thank you to anyone who has the time to help. I have a long complicated history with his parents promising to pay his rent,...
Why do weddings seem to bring out the worst in family? I don’t get it. It’s supposed to be a happy time to celebrate 2 people falling in love. My sister and fsil battled it out over $100 for...