It’s not a given that we will understand the decisions and motives of our friends and family. Have you ever watched a loved one make a series of appalling decisions, and just facepalm when it all blows up in their face? We all know someone with the worst taste in men and relationships, always trying to expose their red flags before they get hurt, but our suggestions go through one ear and out the other. Or what about our friend who can’t hold down a job, who’s always between one Ponzi scheme or…

"Mind you - she just sent me a Christmas list for her kids last week. Everything is already bought and wrapped."

"And now they’re asking people to fund plane tickets & hotel for their second honeymoon out of the country."

Imagine you’ve planned the trip of your dreams. You and your two best friends have been brainstorming, researching, and looking forward to this trip for two years now, and finally all the loose ends are tied together. You’re more than excited, and you know that you’ve put in the work to see that your vision comes to fruition. Well, your dreams may take a different direction faster than you expected. Some people really do plan impromptu weddings , I know because I’ve been to some. Good luck to t…

Is she planning to get married again?

"This wasn’t just a betrayal; it was a violation of trust."

She could have just watched it after work!

"She has a fit, demands to bring him, going as far to tell my friends at my bachelorette she was just going to show up with him regardless..."

Honesty and loyalty are the backbone of any good relationship. Without this critical foundation, it’s difficult to navigate through any tumultuous hardship if you can’t even trust your partner's words to be honest and sincere. Though one should always be transparent and trustworthy towards their partner, there’s a point where withholding certain information could be a protective mechanism. There’s absolutely necessary truths, and then there’s unnecessary truths. If your mother cheated on your f…

This wedding isn't about YOU

Asking someone to be the head of your wedding party is a HUGE favor.

MIL didn't realize she wasn't the one getting married!

Having shared values with your significant other is one of the most important dynamics in a relationship. I always felt like it’s even concomitant to find someone who has overlapping values to you, because if they didn’t it would have been difficult to get further in the relationship. How a person feels about money, marriage, or children matters a lot. If you’re someone who isn’t so into contrived aesthetics, normal hygiene, or materialism, then you're probably going to attract another similar…

There is nothing worse in a relationship than to find out that the person you love and thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is being unfaithful. However, when it comes to the cheating itself, there are definitely levels of how bad the whole situation can get. So, as a thought exercise, let's grade these next cheating scenarios, 1 being the least bad, and 10 being the absolutely worst: If a partner cheats one year into a relationship with a complete stranger neither of you…

"I feel like it's my dress and my decision."

As a vegetarian gal myself, I hate being invited to dinner only for the hosts to act like me being vegetarian is the biggest inconvenience of their lives. I rather not come at all than have to sit through an entire dinner being lectured about my life choices, or worse, have to listen to countless jokes like – 'C'mon, just eat this one thing, the cow won't notice' or 'What more is there to live for other than the taste of animals?' That is why I set a rule with anyone I ever eat with–If you don'…