“I might love to return to the marriage itself, however I’m afraid that health-care duties stop me from staying afterward.” This phrasing, Miss Manners notes, places the burden of duty on you and never essentially on the couple — who will, little question, be pleased about their newfound alternative to make use of their alternate visitor record.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life-style/recommendation/miss-manners-no-one-wants-to-hear-you-look-tired/2021/11/02/7ab7f990-3106-11ec-a1e5-07223c50280a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_lifestyle | Miss Manners: Nobody needs to listen to ‘you look drained’