My partner and I both read about the five stages of grief after we lost our daughter, but we keep getting stuck because I think the model is bullshit and he finds comfort in believing he's 'progressing' through them. We're grieving the same loss but fighting about how grief is supposed to work.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're discovering that prescribed frameworks for grief can become another source of disconnection when you need each other most.
“Where Are You with The stages of grief — examined and critiqued?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.