My husband and I are fighting about every single detail of my mother's funeral — from the flowers to who speaks to whether we even have a service — and I can see we're both just drowning but taking it out on each other. We used to be able to handle hard things together but this feels like it's breaking something between us that I don't know how to fix.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief is fracturing your partnership precisely when you need each other most, and the logistics of death have become a battlefield for deeper fears about loss and control.
“Where Are You with The death of a parent?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.