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My new fiance and I are both divorced with children and recently got engaged. We shared the news directly with our children but did not share the news with our ex-spouses. The kids were very excited and told the ex's. My fiance's ex wife indicated we were very cowardly to not share this news directly with her and that we put the kids in the middle by doing so. Our stance is that we have separate families and that the kids can share what happens in our family if they feel comfortable doing so, but that it is not our ex's 'right' to know what occurs in our family. We have a right to our privacy. We are very open in our communications with the children and they know that they can ask us questions any time. What is the appropriate etiquette for communicating an engagement for a 2nd marriage when ex-spouses and step-children are involved? ↓
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