(I apologize in advance for formatting, I’m on mobile)
I was with my partner for 5 going on 6 years. We were engaged towards the end and I did end things. About 5 months later, he passed away in an accident, it was very sudden and unexpected.
We did remain in communication beforehand and even the day of.
Fast forward to his funeral, my sister did not show up. His family continuously asked me throughout the day where my sister was and I couldn’t come up with an answer because I wasn’t sure, considering we had a conversation in person 2 days prior discussing the obituary.
I asked my sister why she didn’t come and her reasoning was I don’t like funerals and Sundays are the day to herself, I didn’t respond.
Since it was still weighing on my mind a couple weeks later, I sent a long text, what followed was deflection, saying that I should be upset with myself since I didn’t invite her (it’s a funeral?)
Then her husband stepped in and made a group text explaining his side, I responded with a long text explaining how I feel and my sister still refused to see the issue.
Most people agree with me and understand my choice to go no contact, but family members have been begging me to “move on” and “get over it”.
I want to add I understand that grief is an overwhelming feeling, and sometimes anger tends to be mismatched, however, I am upset with a lot of people, not just my sister.
He passed away over 6 months ago.
My sister (36) didn’t attend my (27) former fiancé’s funeral. Do I have a right not want to talk to her anymore?
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Damn dude, that’s some heavy sh*t you’re going through. Honestly, IMHO, you have all the right in the world to feel pissed. Your sister didn’t have to like funerals to show up, she just had to care about you and respect what you’re going through. Her ‘Sunday to herself’ reason sounds like BS. Even if you’ve got other people getting on your case, you’ve gotta do what’s best for your own peace. This ain’t about “getting over it”, it’s about respect. Stay strong, man.
Im sorry for your loss.
Was your sister close to him? Why did his family kept asking if she’d be there?
Honestly I wouldn’t stop talking to my sister over this. You weren’t with this person for a few months, and if she didn’t have much of a relationship with him, not sure why she should be there.
Unless you made it clear to her that you would want her to be there for you, for your support.