It feels like she has forgotten that I have problems and things to discuss, too. The world doesn’t revolve around her wedding!

My sister, “Laura,” and I have always been close, but ever since she got engaged, there’s been a bit of a distance. She’s constantly busy with wedding planning, and when we do talk, all she wants to discuss is flowers,

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane hears from a reader who misses spending time with her sister since all she does now is wedding stuff.

His ex thought nothing of taking my husband’s arm as they entered. Meanwhile, I’m sitting at our table by myself as this is happening.

I don’t want to cause unnecessary drama, but I can’t help but feel overlooked and unacknowledged when I have been in my step-son’s life for a long time.

Weddings can be all-consuming, especially for the bride, but luckily, this season won’t last forever. Try to manage your expectations of your sister for this wedding planning phase; her tunnel vision doesn’t mean that your relationship isn’t important to her.

I recently attended my stepson’s wedding. My husband and his ex-wife were announced as mother and father of the groom as they entered the wedding reception together. His ex thought nothing of taking my husband’s arm as they entered.