I'm sure there is a form of jealousy and discomfort but they don't have a modicom of understanding of the situation.

How could they?

Do they know how long it took for your decsion and how much research, reading and discussing it took for you to make it? Of course not.

You should speak openly about it. The scuttlebutt will disappear with education. It has here. Our starting point has always been the "something wasn't quite right and we couldn't put our finger on it...." point.

I hope it settles down for you.