> Except before Facebook, we wouldn't have known this unless we went out of our way to find out, or just ran into our ex in the street.
Or had any common acquaintances. Or read newspapers (publishing engagement notices in them used to be a thing).
For most of human history, if someone you used to be involved with was engaged to be married, it wasn't particularly unlikely that you'd hear about it, and in many cases be either socially expected to participate in celebration related to it or be pointedly excluded from them.
Or had any common acquaintances. Or read newspapers (publishing engagement notices in them used to be a thing).
For most of human history, if someone you used to be involved with was engaged to be married, it wasn't particularly unlikely that you'd hear about it, and in many cases be either socially expected to participate in celebration related to it or be pointedly excluded from them.