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When Your Partner's Past Tragedy Becomes Your Present Burden

My boyfriend's ex-wife killed herself and his family blames him, and now they blame me for being with someone they see as cursed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love must carry the weight of histories it did not create when grief transforms into inherited guilt.

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“Where Are You with Love in Honor and Shame Cultures?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.