How would you feel about going to your ex's wedding?

@sender621 (14894)
United States
December 10, 2010 6:41am CST
When we enter into a relationship with someone we don't think about it ending. We think about the moment and what we expect. When things don't work out in the relationship and we go our separate ways, we don't think about seeing them again in the future or how it will affect us. If you ended a relationship with your ex and you found out they were getting married, how would you feel if you were invited to the wedding? Would you be able to go? if you went, would you go alone or bring someone?
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18 responses
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
25 Apr 11
Hi. sender621. Even if I am happily married, I still would not want to go to their wedding. It would not feel right especially when they have always wanted to marry me from the get go. I would have to decline this wedding invitation, I am sorry. I just can't be a part of this ceremony.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Apr 11
Going to ex's wedding would be one of giving closure to a ended relationships. It wouldn' have to be done in bitterness. it could also be a sign of friendship that still exists. thanks for the response.
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• United States
17 Apr 11
Now I would be able to go in a red "F@ck him Dress" and I would bring a date! But when he first left it would have hurt Way too much! But now I see he came intro myife so I cold learn what I Really wanted and now I have my guy and I'm so happy! ps. A F@ck him dress is the dress every woman should own , It is the revealing dress you put on when he wants to stay in and you want to go out. You say " F@ck him ! I'm going out!"
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• United States
18 Apr 11
Exactly. It is time for the " How do you like me now?" moment!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
18 Apr 11
He would certainly be able to see what he gave up and what he would be missing.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 May 11
Personally you see and hear about things like this happening more and more all of the time. It makes you wonder though sometimes what is the reason? I know when I got Married a little over 12 yrs. ago I cannot imagine having any of my Ex boyfriends there. It would definately have made that awkward, but I have a cousin who at one of her Marriages that did not last, had a lot of her Ex husbands and their Moms their. I thought this was quite strange indeed. I would rather leave those memories behind.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 May 11
We cab always have our memories to share. Being able to still share in them when a relationship ends is a rare find.
@dodo19 (47120)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
2 May 11
If we were still good friends and I got along with his fiancee, I might consider going. So long as we were friends and there wasn't any hard feelings. But as it stands we haven't really spoken since our break up. There have been very few occasions where we have spoken. We really aren't close at all. And that's why I wouldn't feel comfortable going.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
2 May 11
Forgetting a friendship does not always have to be the way when relationships end. The friendship can still be something worth saving. Thank you for the response./
@free_man (7330)
• United States
10 Dec 10
Hi Sender I would go and be happy for him but worry about the woman. I don't give a hoot what my ex does it is his life and he will be single soon after the marriage any way. No one can put up with him........LOL He was a pain in my bottom and if anyone could deal with him after 5 marriages then good luck to the woman.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
10 Dec 10
Thanks for contributing. We seldom think about the person who will be new in our ex-partner's life. Will they follow the same path that we have?
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
11 Dec 10
Hi Sender. Just because our ex's aren't with us don't mean that their lives don't mean anything any more. We have to take into consideration that we might see them some times while we are out and about so why not let it be on good terms. The reason I said what I said about my ex is because I know how mean and hateful he can be. And he told me about his ex's and I know what they must have suffered at his hands. I can't help but believe that if he gets a new woman in his life that he will treat her as bad as he did all of us his ex's.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
1 May 11
I am very willing to witness their exchanging vows as long as they sent me an invitation of course for me not to charged gatecrasher. To invite me for their wedding is somehow shows that they consider me a friend after all.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 May 11
We can still be a friend. very often the feelings of friendship are still there.
13 Dec 10
I will respect the feeling of a bride. I will not go to their wedding. To be fair enough.I know that, if i am going to the wedding the bride will think why i am their in their wedding. And i don't want to destroy her moment.I want her to be happy that they.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Dec 10
I can see how not going would be seen by everyone as a sign of respect. do you think there might be someone who would see it as a sign of disrespect as well? thank you for sharing.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 10
Hi, If I were in this position being invited to my ex's wedding party, then I would say , I will still go there since my ex has invited me. If I were not going there, it means I still hate her or there is something not right in my heart. Since he is my past and everything has over, I should not think too much about our past,but I should look forward for my future life. Since he can get another life partner to pursue his happiness,then I should be there to congratulate him and his partner, we still can be friend although he is my ex. I just need to have positive thinking and open-minded.Then my life will be happy.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 10
It;s hard to say how the invitation will be seen or be taken. Going to the wedding may mean different things to different people. We have to do what makes us happy.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
11 Dec 10
I guess its ok to attend to your ex's wedding for as long you are both friends and you have learned to move on with your lives without each other.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 10
Staying friends is not always easy when relationships end. if you can still be friends, there is a chance that anything can happen. thanks for the response.
@dianajen (77)
13 Dec 10
I would be happy to join in if we ended as friends before but if were not, i think i will not go. It will be the worst day for me instead of wishing them happiness. I may bring someone just to hide my bitterness inside.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Dec 10
How we end a relationship with an ex has so much to do with how we treat them in the future. It ould be hard to happy and at the same time it would be hard to have bad feelings too.
10 Dec 10
This is not easy to answer at all really. If we were to split up but remain friends then that is a positive, sure we may feel a little something at the time but it is too late as we would have moved on. There would be some form of feeling but that is to be expected, if it was your ex husband/wife then that is different, it would be hard to see all the family and friends of your then partner being at another wedding, too strange for me, even if we remained close friends. But if just a relationship and not marriage then although a little weird i would go if we did remain close friends, it is what friends do and afterall they are getting married and so must be happy that they have got the right person beside them, can't dwell on the past, must look to the future and be happy, a bit like the film my best friends wedding, too late for feelings, they are getting married to someone else so if you have feelings then hold them back, keep the friendship you have and go to the wedding showing that you are there and happy for them.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
10 Dec 10
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Ending a relationship doesn't turn off the feelings. it's shut them out when the one you were in a relationship moves on. including you in this experience may give the relationship closure for everyone.
@pokumon (644)
• United States
11 Dec 10
I think I would go and wish them well. I think it's entirely possible to stay friends with your ex. If it was too recent and I still want him, I might not go, but then I would be questioning why he was getting married so soon. I would definitely try to bring someone. I hate not having a date.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 10
It really would have to depend on how fresh the breakup is to say whether or not to go. Being able to go would show that person you are moving on too.
• United States
11 Dec 10
My ex knows that I could never attend his wedding and he wouldn't be able to ask me to either. We separated under conditions beyond our control and even though it has been a few years it is still difficult for us. We were "soul mates" and even though we could never be together again, the spot in our hearts for each other is still there. That is my issue, but you might want to ask yourself "Why would my ex even want to invite me to this wedding?" Then also, you might want to examine your "feelings" towards your ex. Some people that I have known have been able to do this and it be not a problem for them. Some went alone and others went with their partner. I guess this is something that you'd need to examine yourself and get a fuller "picture" of the situation from all angles. I hope this assists you in what you're looking for.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 10
Thank you for sharing your painful experience Pioneer2b. It can not be easy to look back on this time in your life. Cherishing memories and pushing forward is the best we can hope for in life.
• Philippines
11 Dec 10
Actually it depends. If I've totally moved on and don't feel any hurt anymore and the reason of the breakup was not messy then I'll go. But I'd prefer to go with a friend,I might feel awkward in front of some familiar faces.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 10
Thank you for responding. Taking a friend along might be the best way to mend fences or to break the ice. It would be a safety net if you needed it.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
10 Dec 10
I would weigh the situation at hand and see how it goes. If it's my ex whom is not recent , I have no qualms of coming to the wedding. But if I'm dumped so that they can get married , I don't think it's such a good idea to go after all.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
10 Dec 10
If enough time and space has passed, anything is possible. Thank you for your insight.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
10 Dec 10
I will attend if I'm invited. It's all right if I'm alone because our relationship is in the past. I'm attending it as a friend, nothing more. Furthermore, if he were to invite me, he's bound to invite other friends whom i know as well and so I'm won't be alone for sure. I'm sure if he wants to invite me, he has got to get his wife's approval too. Since his wife is ok with it, why would I bother right? If I have a bf, I will bring him along too.
@gengeni (3308)
• Indonesia
16 Dec 10
Nice, that's what I feel, will be the moment to show my concern to my ex's, however the ex's is part of the memories of my life, I do not want any hatred, I just want to have friendship to all ex's. Indeed to do so is very difficult, especially if I still love my ex's, but on the other hand I do not want no problem in me, I do not want to have negative thoughts, I just want to wash my brain until clean.
• Iceland
10 Dec 10
i would not feel good about that that's always a bad idea when you go to a ex's wedding. so no i would not be able to go and yes if i were to go i would absolutely bring some one but my personal advice if your really going trough this is don't go but of course i cant speak for you :P
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
10 Dec 10
Thanks for responding to the discussion. Your thoughts are appreciated.