How do you continue in a relationship when significant is still grieving for deceased spouse?
The grieving process is different for each person. If you’re in a relationship with someone who recently lost his/her spouse, you may be satisfying a need to ease the pain of loneliness and memories. Those are very strong and deep emotions; someone who’s going through grief may need to just hold onto someone, even if he/she knows it won’t last. If you’re in a relationship with someone who lost a spouse a long time ago (over two or three years), you may just have to be patient and understand that losing a spouse is traumatic. If you have patience and understanding, your lover may eventually begin to put the grieving aside, at least to a degree where it doesn’t affect your relationship. But you should always remember that the death of a spouse is very different from divorce. The ending of a marriage through death is not voluntary, the grief can be permanent, and it takes a very long time to get through it and begin to live (and love) again. Just remain steady and constant, don’t demand w
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