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How pet memorials can become painful reminders of human relationships

I got matching tattoos with my ex of our dog and now every time I look at my arm I am reminded of both losses at once.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Animals become entangled with human relationships in ways that complicate grief when both bonds are severed.

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