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When your deceased ex-partner's current relationships complicate your grief

My ex-boyfriend died and we had not spoken in three years but I have all these photos of us together on my phone and I feel guilty posting anything about him because his current girlfriend might see it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social media mourning can become complicated by the multiple relationships and histories that intersect around one person's death.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media memorialization?”

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