My partner and I lost our daughter three years ago and we've built this careful life around her absence, but lately we disagree about what keeping her memory alive should look like — I want to talk about her more and he thinks we've found our peace. We're both afraid of hurting each other but also losing her again in a different way.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're navigating the tender territory between different ways of loving someone who is gone.
“Where Are You with Living with loss long-term?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.