The cousin, who is more of an "obligatory invite," left the bride puzzled with his RSVP Antonio_Diaz/Getty A bride isn't appreciative of the recent unsolicited advice she received ahead of her wedding ...

Some people just do not enjoy weddings, especially if there’s family drama. If your parents accepted a wedding invitation on your behalf but you didn’t want to go to the wedding, would you go anyway?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a cousin who calls almost weekly to invite me over for dinner during the upcoming weekend -- but nine times out of 10, the invitation gets rescinded or canceled. After I ...

Dear Miss Manners: My cousin invited me for dinner on a Sunday night and asked me to bring wine and a dessert. When I got there, she said it had been a very busy weekend and she hadn’t had time to ...

"I feel like she’s putting me in an awkward position," the wedding guest wrote in a post on Reddit A woman is contemplating not attending her first cousin's wedding because her husband wasn't invited ...

Imagine having a house full of kids without their parents or screens, a dozen (or more!) mouths to feed, and long, empty summer days just begging to be filled with activities. This scenario may sound ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My cousin, with whom my husband and I are very close, is getting married. Unfortunately, there are a few problems. The initial issues included our limited finances, transportation ...

DEAR ABBY: I was recently married, and I didn’t invite several of my cousins, some of whom are quite dramatic. While I care about them, we aren’t close, and I rarely hear from them. I don’t regard a ...

Dear Eric: My father’s side has always hosted holiday meals. Now my parents are gone; my generation is in our 60s and 70s, and our kids are in their 20s and 30s. Asking Eric: He stood me up with no ...

Dear Eric: My father’s side has always hosted holiday meals. We are all in our 60s and 70s. My parents are gone, and kids are in their 20s and 30s. My cousin has taken over and puts on a great ...

Against her family's wishes, a bride-to-be is considering not inviting her cousin — who "always turns everything into a photo ...

A bride-to-be says that she doesn't think every guest at her upcoming wedding should automatically get a plus-one However, she says that her fiancé's mother believes everyone should get a plus one — ...