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My Fiancée Said, “I Slept With My Life Coach To Prepare For Marriage,”

My Fiancée Said, “I Slept With My Life Coach To Prepare For Marriage,”

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I got about thirty text messages from various family members and friends asking if everything was okay. Most of them had heard different versions of what happened: some thought I got cold feet; some thought Lauren got cold feet; some thought we both decided to postpone.I sent the same reply to everyone:Lauren had an affair. The wedding is canceled. I am doing fine. Thanks for checking on me.That afternoon, I heard from my friend Jake, who works at the country club where our reception was supposed to happen."Dude, you should have seen the mess today. Bill Henderson showed up demanding to use the venue for a 'family celebration' instead of a wedding. When they said no, he started screaming about breach of contract and threatened to sue everybody. Security had to escort him out.""Sounds about right," I said."Lauren was there, too. She looked awful. She kept crying and telling anyone who would listen that you destroyed her life over a 'misunderstanding.'""A misunderstanding?""That is what she called it. Said you did not understand her spiritual journey and decided to humiliate her instead of supporting her growth."I had to admire her commitment to that story.Over the next few weeks, I heard bits and pieces of the fallout through mutual friends.Bill followed through on his threats and cut Lauren off financially. She had to move in with Phoenix, which lasted about two weeks before he decided her energy was "too chaotic" for his healing practice. Apparently, having a sugar daddy was spiritual, but having a broke girlfriend was not.Carol and Bill's marriage hit some rough patches. Turns out Carol had suspected something was going on with Phoenix, but did not say anything because she did not want to upset the wedding plans. Bill was furious that she had kept quiet while he was spending money on a wedding for a cheating daughter.Lauren tried online dating, but kept having to explain why her recent engagement had ended. According to our mutual friend Sarah, Lauren was telling people I was emotionally abusive and could not handle her personal growth.Phoenix, meanwhile, moved to Portland to start fresh with his coaching practice—something about West Coast energy being more aligned with his vision.Lauren eventually got a job at a marketing company. Not a great job, but enough to pay rent on a studio apartment. She unfriended me on all social media, but apparently still talks about me regularly—usually to explain why the breakup was actually my fault.Bill recovered from his financial losses, but still brings up the "$180,000 mistake" at family dinners, according to Carol's sister, who reached out to me around Christmas.As for me, I am doing great. I used the money I would have spent on the honeymoon to take a solo trip to Ireland. I hiked, I read, I slept late, and I did not have to explain any of it to anyone.
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