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How to grieve a relationship that changed but did not end

My adult son moved across the country and we barely talk anymore, and I find myself grieving the close relationship we used to have like it died.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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We can mourn the loss of closeness with someone who is still alive but no longer emotionally available to us.

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