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When widowhood complicates new intimacy

My husband died last year and I started dating again but I can't take off my wedding ring during sex because it feels like I'm erasing him from my body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart carries multiple loves simultaneously, seeking to honor the past while embracing the present.

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