My teenage daughter and I are both grieving her father's death but in completely opposite ways — she wants to talk about him constantly and I can barely say his name without falling apart — and we're hurting each other with our different needs.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people loving the same lost person discover their grief languages are incompatible, creating additional loss in their relationship with each other.
“Where Are You with Love and money — financial stress in relationships?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.