Should ex-spouses or partners be invited to funerals or weddings

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   matama ellieposted 5 years ago

   Is it appropriate to carry baggage from the past?

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      SomewayOuttaHereposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      ...depends on how many xs there are? ....of course the ex spouse should be invited to a funeral or wedding - why not?
      
      ..the last funeral i was at...my father-in-law, the big idjut....of course had his current wife and ex ...the mother of his children...but then the idjut also invited another ex wife and 2 old girlfriends....talk about confusing for the grandkids!....and fun laughs for the rest of us to observe the interaction...he's a big ass**le tho!....i felt bad for his current wife and ex (mother of his children)....hmmmm....wonder what his funeral will be like...should be fun!...cuz there are more women in the background!

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         matama ellieposted 5 years ago in reply to this

         I guess it true.Everything is entirely dependent on how many exes are there.

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      NatalieSackposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      Except for celebrities, no one is ever formally invited to a funeral.  Obituaries function as open invitations, in a way.  So maybe the question is, "Should certain people be barred from attending funerals?"
      
      If you fear someone causing a scene at a viewing, I would ask a good friend to stand outside and, with civility, turn away the person who is not welcome, at the request of the family, with a suggestion they pay their respects in a sympathy card mailed to the funeral home.

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      couturepopcafeposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      I don't understand and had never heard of this idea of having to be invited to a funeral before this Whitney/Brown thing.
      
      If someone is so inclined to attend a funeral, unless they're there to cause a scene, let them be.

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   Evan G Rogersposted 5 years ago

   ... this is entirely dependent upon if they receive the invitation.
   
   A one size fits all approach is hopeless.

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