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When new love emerges during grief

My husband died six months ago and I'm starting to have feelings for someone new, and I feel like I'm betraying his memory.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart's capacity to love again after loss can feel like a betrayal of the deceased rather than a testament to love's abundance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Falling in love — the neuroscience and the phenomenology?”

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