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Stressed

My fiance and I just had another argument about the amount of people at the wedding we are inviting.  We just got engaged on July 4th... We have been arguing about everything!  The venue, the wedding list, where we want to live... I feel like we never argued before and now we argue... help!

Re: Stressed

  • It seems you argue because neither of you will compromise. At least that is what impression I get. Generally if people try to compromise they won't argue in the first place.

    Honestly the amount of info you gave really isn't helpful. I would rather give advice based on actual situations rather then guessing.

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  • Put the wedding on hold until you and he jointly visit and consult with a marriage counselor.

    As you can see, it's essential that you and he be in agreement on issues that will affect you both.

    Do not go ahead and plan the wedding until you 2 are communicating effectively, in agreement on very major issues and that the issues are solved to your satisfaction and his.
  • Start learning how to communicate, validate and compromise via premarital counseling. Then you can start planning a wedding that both of you can agree on and be happy with.
  • My husband and I were the same way when we were wedding planning. We had arguments while we were dating and engaged, but nothing too big. When we started planning the big day, we ended up fighting a lot with some yelling, etc. I think a lot of it had to do with the stress of setting something big up all by ourselves. After the wedding we were fine and we went back to how we usually are, with our laid back discussions and debates..wouldnt really call it fighting per say. Although we have only been married a little less than 2 years.

    If it is mostly about wedding issues, I wouldnt worry too much. If it has to do with other aspects of your life, I would be a little bit worried. Didn't you have discussions about the future before you got engaged? Like where you were going to live, etc?

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  • thank so much for al the responses.  A and I sat down to talk about a week after I posted that stressed rant.  He listened to me and I listened to him.  Apparently he was talking heat from his side and I was taking heat from mine.  Once we established that it was OUR wedding, things have been smooth sailing!  We humor my mother in law and my mother, and then do what we wish.  The engagement party was fantastically simple, like I wanted.  We had dinner at our favorite place with just immediate family members.  It was wonderful.  We do have differences in opinions now and then but for the most part we agree on how our wedding should look.
  • Yes we were fighting because our families wanted certain things.  Once we realized we were not a separate entity, things sailed smoothly from there.  We always have talked about our future... the house... the kids...the place we want to live... how to raise our kids... who will be responsible for certain things inside and out of the house... we agree on most things and when we don't we talk it out.  Sometimes it's merely about our feelings on certain things. 
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