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When you can't adjust your habits after your spouse dies

I go to the grocery store and buy enough food for two people even though it's just me now, and then I eat cereal for dinner every night.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Automatic behaviors calibrated for couple life can persist inappropriately, highlighting the unconscious nature of partnered identity.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Widowed identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.