Divorce is a very personal, and private, matter. However, you do have friends and family who are going to want to know what you will be doing. For that reason, you might want to prepare divorce announcements. Preparing these announcements isn’t as hard as you might initially believe…
Divorce Announcements
What to say
A lot of people struggle with figuring out what exactly they should say in their divorce announcements. After all, you don’t want to share too much information. But, at the same time, keeping it too simple opens up the potential for a barrage of questions. Therefore, you want to find a nice middle ground.
Basically, your announcement needs to cover two areas: the facts, and how you want people to handle them. For example, saying you and your partner are splitting is the fact. Then, saying that you appreciate the support, but want your privacy respected, tells others how you want them to handle the facts.
Who to tell
Determining who you make your divorce announcements to can also be tricky. There’s two main factors which can influence this decision. These are how far along in the divorce you are, and how private of a person you are. Both of these can determine who you decide to share this news with.
If your divorce is still very early, you might only want to tell close family and friends. These are the kinds of people you can trust to keep things under wraps. Once things are further along, you can begin to share the news with other. But, if you’re more private than others, you can keep the circle of people small as long as you want.
Where to say it
Lastly, you need to figure out how you’ll make your divorce announcements. These days, there’s a lot of different platforms and methods you can use. However, which of these methods you choose depends on the type of announcement you want to make.
For instance, if you want to get the word out to everyone, you can make a short post on social media. But, if you want to keep things more private, you might opt for face-to-face meetings. It all depends on what you feel more comfortable with.