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How to navigate guilt when finding love after loss

My wife died eight months ago and I met someone new and I feel guilty for being happy but also scared that I'm betraying her memory.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief and new love create internal conflict when loyalty to the deceased feels incompatible with present joy.

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