My husband and I have been trying to have kids for three years and we've started handling the disappointment completely differently — he wants to keep trying naturally, I want to explore IVF, and we've both gotten so careful around each other that we barely talk about it anymore. The silence feels almost worse than the monthly grief.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared dreams can become sources of isolation when grief makes partners strangers to each other's needs.
“Where Are You with Grief for lost homeland — diaspora mourning?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.