I haven t felt very close with my childhood friend for a while. But she asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding (1 of 8), and I m feeling like it s more of an obligation than a desire. Should I just suck it up and support her even though my whole heart isn t looking forward to it? And yes, I believe she d be devastated & itd change our friendship.

my boyfriend and I have been having casual conversations about engagement rings. I know he loves me and the engagement question is going to come within the next year. however, he feels he does not have the money to buy the ring I "deserve". he thinks I should have a diamond. however, I have always dreamed of a morganite set in rose gold with diamond chips. when I show him pictures he looks at the price and thinks he should spend more and get me.a diamond. I wouldn't be opposed to a diamond but I have shown him rings that I absolutely love. when he sees the price tag he thinks they're too inexpensive. can I convince him otherwise ? why does price matter so much to him??

My sister asked me if i can pitch in with the expenses for her wedding. im usually the one that people ask when it comes to money and parties ect ect because unfortunately no one in my family decided to further there education.. i told her 5k is the most I'd spend and she's mentioned she has 5k saved but she is now complaining this is not enough to plan a wedding so my question... Is 10k enough to have a nice basic wedding? Her in laws are allowing her to have the wedding on a family farm for free and her friend is capturing for the wedding which is also FREE so is this enough or is she just trying to use me i am the youngest sister so my older relatives often try and use me for money

I'm planning on proposing to my girlfriend in November. I was just wondering, how long before I propose is an appropriate amount of time to ask her father for his blessing? Thanks.

Today we are on our way to a wedding 2 hours out of town. Usually, my go to amount to put into an envelope for the bride and groom is 150-200$. Weddings are a huge expense for the couple and we get that... But, this wedding that we are invited to, we need to - travel out of town, pay for our own meal of the bride and grooms choosing, pay for our own drinks, and then of course the hotel. I've never been to a wedding where the bride and groom host it at a fancy restaurant and then make their guest pay for the bill, but hey... Their day right? But now, knowing that I will be shelling out around 150-200$ for the food and alcohol alone, I don't really wanna double that and give them another 200$ for a gift. Thoughts?

So I am going to my coworkers wedding, but would really like it if my girlfriend went with me. Thing is I know she hates weddings, and she does not know anyone there like me i only know the couple getting married. I have yet to ask her because I feel it will be an automatic no. Question is what is the best dialogue to convince her to go with me? I certainly do not want to go alone, and also sit out during all the slow songs. My girlfriend is very different in that sense with weddings especially someone she does not know, what would you suggest the best thing to say.