ex-fiance
Once-promised, now past
An ex-fiance is a person to whom one was formerly engaged to be married.
The engagement ended—whether by mutual decision, one party breaking it off, or circumstances intervening—before a wedding took place: Her ex-fiance moved to another state.
Also spelled ex-fiancé (male) or ex-fiancée (female), though the unaccented form serves for both.
Separation into parts
- separationState of being apart
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
betrayal · dealbreaker · closure · heartbreak
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- angerIntense hostile emotion
resentment · relief · bitterness · regret · healing · therapy · crying · depression
Temporary use contract
- boundariesLines marking separation
- coparentingSplit household childrearing
- custodyProtective care or control
- lawyersLicensed legal practitioners
Informal talk spreading rumors
- explainingMaking something understood
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- bridesmaidsFemale wedding attendants
- groomsmenGroom's wedding attendants
guests · announcements · sympathy · judgment · rumors · awkwardness · workplace · colleagues
split
Separation into parts
- separationState of being apart
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
incompatibility · betrayal · dealbreaker · closure · heartbreak
heartache
Deep emotional distress
anger · resentment · relief · bitterness · regret · healing · therapy · crying · depression · anxiety
lease
Temporary use contract
- boundariesLines marking separation
- coparentingSplit household childrearing
- custodyProtective care or control
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- explainingMaking something understood
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- bridesmaidsFemale wedding attendants
groomsmen · guests · announcements · sympathy · judgment · rumors · awkwardness · workplace · colleagues · neighbors
- exesex, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, ex-wife
- ex-relativesex-wife, ex-husband, ex-spouse, former spouse, ex-stepmother