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When your deceased spouse's family monitors your social media for signs you are moving on

I started dating someone new and I want to post photos of us together but my late husband's family still follows all my social media and I know they will judge me for moving on.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social media visibility can make the private process of rebuilding life after loss feel subject to public judgment and family surveillance.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media memorialization?”

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