“Bachelorette” star Trista Sutter would like to have a “nervous breakdown/trial separation/midlife crisis/death/divorce” in peace, please.
Sutter jokingly addressed her nearly two-week absence on Instagram Saturday, clarifying that she was “safe and sound, happy and healthy, in love and grateful” after her husband Ryan Sutter shared cryptic posts about his grief over her lack of availability.
The 51-year-old didn't give exact details about where she's been the past few weeks, promising she'll share more “in due time,” but described it as an “opportunity for perspective and personal growth.”
“For those who prefer to focus on being critical and seeking too much darkness, good luck with that,” Sutter wrote.
Sutter also defended Ryan's posts, one of which included a black-and-white Mother's Day message: “They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
Nearly a week later, Ryan, who married Sutter in a televised nuptials in 2003, shared more emotional words.
“I want to be there for you,” he said on May 17. “But I can not. And it’s okay because I know you need this time, time to discover yourself again.”
The same day, Ryan, 49, said that everything between him and Sutter was fine and that his wife had taken an opportunity to discover himself. He said his sons, Maxwell, 16, and Blakesley, 15, also supported him.
Sutter clarified that Ryan's posts were his way of expressing his love for her.
“For me, they gave me exactly what my Words of Affirmation love language needed to overcome some serious doubts and fears… and that's all that matters,” she wrote. “You don't owe anyone an explanation or require permission to post what you want to post or share what you want to share.”
