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Getting A Divorce: How To Break It To Your Co-Workers

When you’re an online divorce review site, you understandably get a lot of traffic from people on the cusp of ending their marriages. This being a time when you’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty, one question that can frequently come up after you’ve broken the news to family and friends is this: How do I tell my workplace? A recent Reddit thread sought answers on just that. Here were some of our favorite responses:

1. Every time someone mentions your wife, correct them. This is the simplest way to do it without making a big deal about it. If they ask what happened, just say you’d rather not talk about it and prefer to just move forward with your life.

2. I just told a few of my work friends, knowing the rumor mill would take care of the rest.

3. I had this problem, but with the people in my town since I’m active in my children’s school and extracurricular activities. I finally said to one woman who I knew to be popular, to just spread the word. After that I didn’t have to break it to each unsuspecting person who didn’t know. Much easier on me too.

4. I just changed my last name back to my “real” name a week or so ago. It was pretty obvious because my married name was a lot shorter, and my name appears in emails and in-house chat system. Some people have been like “Whuuuut!?” but most people kinda got the idea. It may help to let a couple people you’re friendly with know, and sort of let the office gossip machine catch up that way.

The Most Important Thing To Remember

While there is agreement in the idea of telling a few trusted sources and letting the rumor mill take care of the rest, realize this. There is no right or wrong way to do it until you’ve decided what you can handle emotionally. It will come out eventually, but in the beginning stages, you can usually control the dialogue, and that’s important if you’re still raw over the breakup.

But the most important thing to remember is that no one can make you talk about it until you’re ready, and if they try to overstep their bounds, you’re justified in sticking up for yourself. Getting nosy with someone’s personal relationship deserves a reprimand if you have to give it. Just don’t let someone force you to divulge feelings you’re not ready to share.

If you’re on the verge of filing but aren’t sure what your next step should be, be sure to read some of our online divorce reviews to research your options.

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