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Wedding lingerie
HappyPurpleBridesmaid760, 16 May, 2017 at 17:47

Can anyone help! I'm finding it really difficult to find pretty/sexy wedding underwear. Has anyone else had this problem and where did you look? I've tried googling and haven't found anything yet ☹️ ...

ExpensiveIvoryConfet, tuesday 8-Aug-17 4 1,147
Erin8
Cat food recommendations
Erin8, 24 June, 2014 at 08:26

What cat food would you recommend? At the moment l give them Burns dried food -either chicken or fish. Then for wet food l give them either Iams or James Wellbeloved. They seem to like what l give...

LuxuriousPinkHair844, wednesday 28-Jun-17 21 3,565
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Gym knickers - please tell me why?!!
MarineGirl, 13 July, 2008 at 19:21

Just watching athletics on TV - women's 3000m steeplechase - blimey these women are toned and fit! Anyway, the front runner is wearing skin tight very short shorts - and looks proper athletic like....

RomanticYellowHair89, tuesday 13-Jun-17 8 16,832
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His Family Are Nightmares!!
HappyYellowCakes807, 29 May, 2017 at 14:43

Okay, so I don't know if this is the correct area or not, but I definitely need some advice or at the very least, unbiased opinions. It's an extremely long story, so I won't go in to details unless...

RomanticYellowHair89, tuesday 13-Jun-17 2 1,349
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Family causing hell
SunnyRedConfetti830, 12 May, 2017 at 07:05

So not sure if this is in the correct area of the forum but needed somewhere to rant! Been with my other half for eight years and getting married this august, I moved 54 miles away from home to were...

HappyPurpleCars799, friday 19-May-17 2 965
haagweg
School uniform skirts
haagweg, 10 October, 2008 at 12:45

Recently I've seen that most schoolgirls are wearing trousers rather than skirts. I can understand if it's cold then trousers are better, but it still looks odd to me because it's not cold at the...

SunnyOrangeDiamonds7, tuesday 21-Feb-17 17 3,915
LittleSnowflake
Wedding cancelled
LittleSnowflake, 14 May, 2015 at 13:28

Weddings cancelled, I'm not going to become an OM well not just yet. I decided that the guy I'm with isn't the one I want to get married too, and there's health reasons too. I don't have the whole...

Pooba, wednesday 25-Jan-17 36 5,798
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christmas eve proposal insaid yes
LuxuriousYellowFlowers722, 29 December, 2016 at 21:03

Hello I'm new to all this, and not sure if I'm writing in the right place lol So I'm Christmas eve my partner got down on one knee and asked me to marry him I said yes yay Now I'm so excited I just...

RomanticBrownCakes68, friday 30-Dec-16 1 1,058
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What's your ultimate pet peeves?~Light hearted!
Mrs-Riley, 18 August, 2016 at 15:09

A little bit of fun - or somewhere for you to have a rant! What are your ultimate pet peeves? What really grinds your gears/gets your goat/ticks you off/gets on your tits?! ? My husband tells me all...

RomanticIvoryBridesm, thursday 25-Aug-16 13 2,351
AnnaBanana
Different chopping boards for meat & veg?
AnnaBanana, 29 July, 2009 at 10:32

One for the scientists - is it really necessary to use different chopping boards to avoid cross contamination? I do, mainly because when I was a student I was working in a restaurant and it was part...

Jayne E, friday 5-Aug-16 16 6,334
daisymoo86
Whats your favourite film and why?
daisymoo86, 19 April, 2016 at 12:32

Just a bit of fun, and to get things going again over here... So what is your favourite film and why? I actually struggle to answer this sort of question myself, me and OH are complete film lovers. We...

FutureMrsT17, friday 5-Aug-16 23 3,926
DorisNabors
Parent golden anniversary gift?
DorisNabors, 22 July, 2016 at 15:22

Looking for ideas for the golden anniversary of my parents - huge win win for them They are amazing couple - still hugging and kissing after so many years. My mom is 69 and my dad is 71. So I want to...

DorisNabors, friday 29-Jul-16 2 1,664 1
k.j.w
Missing an interview?
k.j.w, 13 May, 2016 at 23:03

At work we were due to interview someone today for an entry level job. Now they had already postponed it due to a family bereavement from last tuesday 3rd to today 13th. She then emailed HR this...

LalaC1988, sunday 15-May-16 3 1,709
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Being blunt: Have you ever had to poo at work?
LuxuriousGreenCars539, 20 April, 2016 at 16:40

Here's a random one for a Wednesday afternoon. I have been meaning to sign up to this for a while and thought an 'anonymous' message board was perfect to answer a question that came up at the pub at...

LalaC1988, tuesday 10-May-16 7 2,198
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Gap Between Cooker & Worktop
SunnyPinkConfetti569, 19 April, 2016 at 17:03

Hey all, Just like the penny that ALWAYS rolls under the furniture I seem to have a problem with food making a dash for the side of my cooker where there is a small gap. Do any of you have this...

SunnyPinkConfetti569, saturday 7-May-16 7 1,551
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Does anyone use Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation?
SAM83, 2 April, 2009 at 14:00

Does it stay on all day really? Also how long do you find a bottle lasts you? Thinking of trying it. Thanks

Mrs Monkey, monday 15-Feb-16 17 8,086
Lapland2015
Forest of Dean
Lapland2015, 4 February, 2016 at 15:06

Im so excited!! My lovely lovely employees have all clubbed together to send me and my husband (feels so odd saying that!) four nights in the Forest of Dean. I have never been before so any...

pixo, sunday 14-Feb-16 6 1,585
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when someone choose the same venue
my day2017, 8 February, 2016 at 20:11

I don't know we're to start but some friends of ours have decided to get married this year after we told them we would be doing our in 2017 which felt like stealing our thunder but they have know...

Karen84, tuesday 9-Feb-16 2 904
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Bridesmaids in second weddings
SunnyIvoryHair353, 25 January, 2016 at 21:03

Hi, I am a second time bride to be in 2017. We have 5 children between us - 3 boys, 2 girls. I want an informal non traditional wedding party. My girls will wear nice dresses. I have 6 very good...

rach_217, wednesday 27-Jan-16 3 937
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rubbish birthday :-(
, 28 December, 2015 at 00:08

Not sure why I am surprised, it's a big birthday tomorrow and no one has planned anything at all. My MOH is being really awkward about it too as she now wants to drive (100% not preggo) so I will be...

bliss_balloons, wednesday 30-Dec-15 13 2,089
pink & glitz
Feeling let down by my husband
pink & glitz, 19 November, 2015 at 16:18

Hi ladies I need to vent somewhere and to get your advice. Today I was on my phone as usual and happened to notice the history of sites that have been looked at. My husband and I both have I Phones...

MadamRed, saturday 5-Dec-15 13 2,541
daisymoo86
I daren't ask for a payrise :(
daisymoo86, 17 September, 2015 at 16:39

I earn a fairly low wage (£16k). Its not appalling by any means, I am just finding it tough saving for the wedding, the honeymoon and having a life in the meantime. I work in the legal sector and have...

MrsShep, wednesday 18-Nov-15 29 3,487
Jayne E
what about some inappropriate first dance songs?
Jayne E, 11 November, 2015 at 20:47

D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Will you still love me tomorrow. What else?

bliss_balloons, wednesday 18-Nov-15 14 2,639
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Joint bank accounts
Pooba, 9 November, 2015 at 17:47

Forgive if you think too personal, but was wondering how many people have/got a joint bank account before/after marrying? We've always kept ours separate - he's self employed so it made sense to keep...

BriertonBride, monday 16-Nov-15 18 2,593
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Alternative advent calendar - ideas for contents?
celticcurl, 26 October, 2015 at 11:20

I've decided to create a fun alternative to an advent calendar for my OH. I'm going to get 24 treats and number them and scatter them around the house so each day OH has to find the correct number....

celticcurl, sunday 1-Nov-15 9 9,380
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Arsehole Neighbours!!!!! Advice neede
, 1 October, 2015 at 22:02

So we bought our dream house earlier this year... Big house on a lovely road. We are the youngest couple on the street by at least 20 years. The road has no parking restrictions or permits it is just...

MrsRees2B, wednesday 28-Oct-15 19 5,887
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Going poo at work or other public loos
JennieWS1980, 15 September, 2015 at 15:24

Help me out here - this is about as off topic as it gets! Until about a year ago I was a work poo virgin. Until one day after squirming in my seat and not being able to concentrate for a few hours I...

MadamRed, saturday 19-Sep-15 16 2,092
miss_winter14
the aurora lights......
miss_winter14, 12 September, 2015 at 10:22

Seeing as so many have the northern lights on their bucket list, i wondered; is it important to you that it's the borealis? must it be in the north, or would you be equally as swept away if you saw...

Jayne E, saturday 12-Sep-15 2 366
CornishBride89
Proposals - Expectations vs Reality
CornishBride89, 9 September, 2015 at 09:40

Not massively off topic, but was how your OH proposed how you imagined it to be? From watching all the movies, I had always thought of the down on one knee after a meal in a restaurant sort of thing....

hollyhollytree, friday 11-Sep-15 24 2,769
daisymoo86
Walking Dead Fans ... Fear the Walking Dead?
daisymoo86, 26 August, 2015 at 09:24

Did anyone see the new spin off show on Sunday? What did you think?

Lui, tuesday 1-Sep-15 7 1,425
Moose in the Garage
Renewing Wedding Vows - present suggestions
Moose in the Garage, 5 May, 2009 at 17:13

My daughter and her bf have been invited to the Wedding Vow Renewal ceremony of someone she used to work with. She has asked me for ideas of what to get for a present and I am passing on that request...

Jayne E, wednesday 19-Aug-15 32 19,351
daisymoo86
Interview the person below you...
daisymoo86, 27 July, 2015 at 12:47

Its been a bit quiet on here recently and I thought maybe we could play a game? Its called 'Interview the Person below you'. I start off by asking three questions, the first person who replies to me...

LittleMissPanda, wednesday 29-Jul-15 4 1,036

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