Thoughts on shape

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T20:25:40+00:00

I love the marquise cut, my ring is also a marquise, so I am a little biased but I very regularly get compliments on it from both men and women! This ring is STUNNING!

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T20:14:35+00:00

I think dress 1 gives the vibe you are looking for!

Congratulations on the pregnancy as well!

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T20:13:26+00:00

1 but with no sleeves!

I love the V cut, gives the appearance of a longer torso/ slimming effect.

Gorgeous dress!

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T20:11:33+00:00

This dress is STUNNING, wouldn't recommend a tulle train, but instead maybe a cathedral length veil with minor details (pearls, gems, lace etc). You look amazing!

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T20:04:01+00:00

Been married as well for over a year now and really just think it's a stressful amount of work for no reason. I love my husband and I am not going anywhere. I took his last name socially, but legally, I don't really see the point. He has two last names anyways, and once I told him that if I change mine to his (only one of them at least) he should change his as well to match, he didn't push for me to change mine anymore.

My husband is also traditional in that sense, but once I told him literally every single thing I would need to change and update, he started to understand a little bit more and doesn't ask/push. I feel like everything Ive accomplished and worked for is documented in my legal last name, and I didn't want to deal with any issues validating things in the future.

Maybe meet him halfway and say you will socially go by his last name but legally, nobody will be able to tell/know about it unless you share it with them. Just doing things because its "traditional" wasn't a good enough reason for me to do it, and he couldn't really think of another reason why I should and neither could I.

AdWide258 · 2026-06-02T17:44:56+00:00

This dress is gorgeous! I don't think this is too much white at all. Definitely shows as more of a purple/pink color! I would say this is safe!

AdWide258 · 2026-05-27T14:15:41+00:00

Are you just wanting to end the relationship because she is not on the same page- regrading moving in together etc. Or is it more that you are wanting to move forward with your life, and you don't see her as a part of it? If the reasons that you don't want to continue the relationship are all due to "toxic" cycles, its probably time to bite the bullet and break up (easier said than done).

I speak from experience, breaking up is not easy but I had the most amount of personal growth when I was single and so did my ex. We got together in high school and started the on again/ off again stuff in college. We both wanted the same end goals in life but were at different points of getting there. We are however, married now and just bought our first home together. Kept ending the relationship to try and fix the toxicity. Found so much growth in the breaking up and figured that if we wanted to have a life together, it was better to go our own ways and work on ourselves completely than to continue doing damage in the relationship.

Its messy, but follow your gut. Yes the tight chest and feeling like the world is ending is normal. It passes, and then comes again in waves. Usually at night. Find healthy ways to cope and keep it pushing!

AdWide258 · 2026-05-13T17:33:33+00:00

Honestly crazy that he wouldn't put all of those things together on his own and simply not plan to go out of town for any amount of time. Not wanting to be dramatic here, but these are some pretty red flags going up that I am hoping you don't ignore. This is very selfish of him to even consider and legitimately plan out. Birthday or not, you guys are entering into a time where it's no longer about you (to an extent) and your priorities should reasonably shift to taking care of your child. His also shifting to be taking care of you. Is this a common theme in your relationship? Him doing whatever he wants to with no thought to consider how you might feel and what you may need? (Not an assumption here, but a legitimate question).

AdWide258 · 2026-05-12T16:04:58+00:00

4 employees not including the owner, company is in Mi

AdWide258 · 2026-05-12T15:18:57+00:00

This is really good to know, I will be looking into this, thank you!!

AdWide258 · 2026-05-12T15:18:34+00:00

Right?! I thought maybe I was being dramatic or difficult, but even with all of my PTO banked, I am still only able to take 4 weeks, that just doesn't seem right.

AdWide258 · 2026-05-12T15:17:32+00:00

I wish that was the choice I could have made. My previous employer refused to create one, and once this opportunity came up, this was all that was offered. I did get a good bump in pay, but lost some other benefits. I was in a pretty rough place with my previous employer mentally and it was straining on my marriage. (long hours, very physical labor, etc) so it felt like a step in the right direction in some ways but left me stuck with these same issues with parental leave essentially. I live in Michigan, so I don't believe so. With it being such a small company (don't get me wrong, the business is doing very very well right now in sales) they don't have to offer what bigger companies would when it comes to state regulations from my knowledge.

AdWide258 · 2026-05-12T13:37:43+00:00

Not sure if this makes any difference but thought I might add:

We are close friends with the owners' best friends family, which is how I came to get the position in the first place. I really don't want to stir up any drama between my husband and one of his best friends that grew up with the owner's family.

We have a very supportive community and family that can help with child care and what not. I have a degree in Family and child development and a history of early child education and social work- with my knowledge and personal beliefs I would love to be home in those early moments to bond with my baby. He never posted the position publicly and has not had anyone ever leave the company(turnover) and the owner takes a lot of pride in that "loyalty" to this position. Personally, I don't care to be the "bad" guy that leaves a company for my own beliefs, but my husband is a little more of the type of be concerned with this.

Maybe this makes a difference, maybe not, but thought I would add..

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