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Scenario

When couples use dark humor to avoid real conversations

My partner and I have been making increasingly dark jokes about everything lately - our jobs, our relationship, our future - and I can't tell if this is how we're coping together or if we're actually just being mean to each other and calling it humor.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're using gallows humor as both a bridge and a wall, connecting through shared cynicism while potentially avoiding genuine intimacy.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gallows humor?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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