How did you tell your friends?

Please be gentle with yourself. You are doing something incredibly hard. Sending you so much strength. The first few weeks are the hardest and they do pass.

some friends surprised me in good ways and a couple ghosted. it hurt, but it also showed me who my actual people were. you'll find yours.

A gentle suggestion from someone who watches many people go through this: tell one or two anchor friends first and let the news travel outward from there. And if the telling itself feels impossibly heavy, that's a good sign a counsellor could help carry some of it.

i literally wrote a script in my notes app. same three sentences for everyone. took the emotion out of the delivery and saved me from crying at work.

You don't owe anyone the full story. In my practice I remind clients that a single sentence, we've separated and I'm okay, is a complete answer. Real friends won't push past it.