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How to handle a current partner's mementos from a deceased spouse

My husband's first wife died before I met him and our bedroom has her jewelry box in it and I don't know if I should ask him to move it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love triangles with the dead create unique territories where past and present claims compete for space in shared life.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and legacy — how the dead continue to live in us?”

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