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When your new partner struggles with your grief

I started dating someone new and they get upset when I mention my late wife, saying I'm not ready to move on, but talking about her feels necessary.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Continuing bonds with the deceased can threaten new relationships that mistake remembering for inability to love again.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with How to support someone who is grieving?”

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