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When death reveals the person you thought you knew

My husband died in a motorcycle accident and I found his journal afterward, which revealed a depth of inner life I never knew he had, and now I feel like I was married to a stranger but also like I know him better than ever.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Discovering hidden dimensions of someone after they die can simultaneously deepen intimacy and highlight the fundamental unknowability of even our closest relationships.

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