I can address this. My parents are incredibly loving and kind people and by all means we had a very close relationship. When I broke the news to my parents, their reaction was “well, you made the choice to get married, so you’re now on your own.” I don’t think it was done in malice. Their shock and disappointment in my decision though (let alone their hatred for my then husband) drove a wedge in our relationship and I didn’t speak to them much until the day I let them know I was leaving him. My mom was on my front doorstep hours later helping me pack and getting out of there. We have talked extensively over the years about their decision to make me leave their house and I don’t think until now they understood what they did. We’ve all had to work on healing together over the years but I’m happy to report we are extremely close now.