Telling friends and family

[Blondieblond]

I've ended the relationship with now exDH and doing ok most days.

Am attending a wedding soon which I'm looking forward to but know I will be asked where is he? Then what happened? And then have to explain our break up which I'm not sure I'm ready for.

How do you state your breakup in a way that doesn't invite questions? And have people saying 'oh no sorry' whilst looking at you pityingly standing there in the abyss of singledom?

You don't have to explain anything, no one is owed one and if they expect it, I would feel it was rude or at least insensitive. Plus the occasion - a wedding - isn't the most appropriate time to start discussing someone's marriage break down.

I would be firm, say it was your decision and that you've been looking forward to attending this wedding and intend to have a great time! Hope that will be enough but I daresay some can be remarkably dense about these things.

If you feel the wedding is not the right time to discuss it, just say your partner couldn’t come- isolating with covid perhaps.
Then you can pick a more suitable time in the future to let everyone know, when you feel more ready to answer questions.