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Scenario

When couples use dark humor to avoid serious conversations

My partner and I have been making increasingly dark jokes about everything lately — our finances, our relationship, even serious news — and while it feels like our way of coping together, I'm starting to worry we've crossed some line where we can't talk about anything difficult without turning it into a punchline.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You've developed a shared language of gallows humor that both connects and distances you from what actually needs to be addressed.

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.

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