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How to find closure when a long-distance relationship ends without physical finality

My long-distance relationship ended eight months ago and I still have not been able to fully accept that it is over because we never had a final in-person goodbye.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Relationships that exist primarily in virtual space can end without the bodily reality that allows grief to fully land and begin its work.

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“Where Are You with Long-distance love?”

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