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When couples can't agree on end-of-life values

My partner and I have started having the 'what if one of us gets sick or dies first' conversations but we keep getting stuck because we both have completely different ideas about dignity, independence, and what we'd want the other person to do.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are discovering fundamental differences in their deepest values precisely when alignment would provide the most comfort.

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