ex-fiancee
Called-off wedding partner
An ex-fiancee is a woman to whom someone was formerly engaged to marry.
The engagement ended—whether by mutual agreement, one party breaking it off, or circumstances intervening—before the wedding took place: His ex-fiancee returned the ring.
Also spelled ex-fiancée, with the accent mark reflecting French origin.
Terminated promise to marry
- called offStopped before happening
- endedCame to a stop
- separationState of being apart
- splitSeparation into parts
jilted · dumped · heartbreak · dissolution · parting · runaway bride · cold feet · broken promise
Intense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- regretSorrow over past actions
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
closure · healing · anger · sadness · relief · nostalgia · what-if · unresolved
Declared void from start
- prenuptialBefore the wedding
- property divisionDistributing jointly owned assets
- legal separationFormal marital split, not dissolution
- financial settlementAgreed resolution involving money
joint accounts · lease · cohabitation · palimony · mediation · lawyers · documentation
People known to both parties
- family tiesBonds between relatives
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- explainingMaking something understood
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
unfollowing · blocked · wedding guests · uninviting · running into · small talk · avoiding · reintroduction
broken engagement
Terminated promise to marry
- called offStopped before happening
- endedCame to a stop
- separationState of being apart
split · jilted · dumped · heartbreak · dissolution · parting · runaway bride · cold feet · broken promise · rejected
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- regretSorrow over past actions
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
resentment · closure · healing · anger · sadness · relief · nostalgia · what-if · unresolved · mixed emotions
annulment
Declared void from start
- prenuptialBefore the wedding
- property divisionDistributing jointly owned assets
- legal separationFormal marital split, not dissolution
financial settlement · joint accounts · lease · cohabitation · palimony · mediation · lawyers · documentation
mutual friends
People known to both parties
- family tiesBonds between relatives
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- explainingMaking something understood
social media · unfollowing · blocked · wedding guests · uninviting · running into · small talk · avoiding · reintroduction · boundaries
- exesex, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, ex-wife
- ex-relativesex-wife, ex-husband, ex-spouse, former spouse, ex-stepmother