My best friend and I were both in love with Sarah, though only I was dating her when she died in the accident, and now we're trying to support each other through grief while navigating the strange territory of mourning someone we loved in different but equally real ways.
More people experience this than they realize.
Overlapping romantic and platonic love creates a unique form of shared loss that has no social script but demands mutual witness.
“Where Are You with What we learn from grief about love?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.