Our daughter died three years ago next month and my husband wants to take the whole week off and stay home together like we used to, but I've been planning to work through it this year because the quiet makes everything worse for me. We haven't talked about what we each need because we're both afraid of hurting the other person.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who love each other are protecting each other from their own grief needs, creating distance at the moment they most need connection.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.