I recently caught my fiancé and his sister together and broke up with him. I’d always gotten a strange feeling about their closeness, but I didn’t believe it until I saw with my own eyes. To my family and friends, it seems like I woke up one morning and decided not to get married. Everyone is pushing me to work things out with my fiancé. Initially, I wanted to keep what I saw between them and me. If I tell people they have an incestuous relationship, it would probably destroy their lives. I know they’re barely functioning and terrified I will tell people about them. I’m worried I will seem spiteful if I tell even a few trusted loved ones the real reason I called off the wedding. At the same time, I’m heartbroken too and don’t know how much longer I can handle lectures about “letting a good man get away.”
Should I stay quiet or speak up?
Re: Classic: "We wanted different things and it didn't work out." (then bean dip)
Eventually people will move on.
STFU everyone
ETA: Even if the reason wasn't horrific, that part doesn't really matter here, it's about how YOU are being treated, LW.
I get the feeling the LW wants to say something about why they broke up. As such, I think she is free to somewhat throw him under the bus and disclose that he cheated on her. And can keep the especially ugly truth...that he cheated on her with his sister...to herself.
But it's also true it's nobody's business and she can tell people that also.
Although ditto @STARMOON44 that if LW feels it'll help to disclose what they saw and experienced they should! LW went through a trauma and I hope won't keep it bottled up out of respect for the former fiance and ex-FSIL.
I remember when SIL's BFF's (now mostly estranged) brother was getting divorced because he's a piece of shit and his wife got sick of it...even after she gave him a kidney and let him adopt her son, and people had stuff to say. He runs a very successful and there were people who clucked about why couldn't she work it out because he had so much money.
Also, one of my BFF's left her H the year he made the most income he ever had and got some people being all, "Are you sure?!" to her about proceeding with the divorce.
As if money makes anyone a better person. Or worth their bullshit.
and yeah a simple “he was unfaithful” would do for most people… close friends you have to tell could get the whole story. I didnt feel the need to tell everyone my complete and full reason for divorce. Cheating was enough.
But yeah, to the rest of the world, "Jamie and I just weren't compatible. The details are really none of your business."
I repeat - holy crap!
Tell people he cheated and leave it at that. It is the truth, after all. You don't need to explain further than that if you don't want to.