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Loss of a Love Relationship

Whenever there is a loss of something significant in our lives, we suffer grief. When an intimate love relationship ends – whether we were married, living together with a partner or significant other, or committed to another as part of a couple – the separation can be overwhelmingly painful. Usually for a death there is a set ritual with a funeral or memorial service, and some understanding in our culture that mourning is important. But for the death of a love relationship, there is no prescribed ritual of mourning, and the accompanying grief that is part of the divorce / breaking-up process is seldom acknowledged or accepted. The ending of a love relationship is yet another kind of death, and here we are invited to share our experiences, mourn what has been lost, and offer information, comfort and support to one another as we move forward together on this journey.

360 topics in this forum

  1. Loss Of Dad And Shortly After My Boyfriend Left Me

    By snap,
    • 10 replies
    • 14.1k views

  2. Same old story

    By HighwayStar,
    • 8 replies
    • 771 views

  3. My boyfriend/love of my life dead suddenly

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other

  4. My boyfriend’s mother of chilled passed away

    By Tess007,
    • 2 replies
    • 433 views

  5. Not Sure What The Future Holds

    By Ralph23,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.8k views

  6. Boyfriend left to go back to Ireland after my dad passed away

    By P33,
    • 5 replies
    • 477 views

  7. He's asked for space after his mother died and I'm trying to let go

    By Abigail,
    • 5 replies
    • 480 views

  8. Broke up with me after his grandma’s funeral

    By ling,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views

  9. My girlfriend just lost her dad, and is pushing me away

    By Autar,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.6k views

  10. Lost

    By KylaB,
    • 11 replies
    • 918 views

  11. Grieving partner becoming increasingly distant and withdrawn.

    By MStanton,
    • 4 replies
    • 8.6k views

  12. Girlfriend ending relationship after her mother passed away

    By Appleman,
    • 1 reply
    • 497 views

  13. Reaching out for support 1 2

    By N&C,
    • 29 replies
    • 911 views

  14. Girlfriend Of 5+ Yrs Broke Up With Me After Her Father Passed Away... 1 2

    By om85,
    • 26 replies
    • 28.1k views

  15. Boyfriend broke up abruptly due to loss of close one

    By VelvetBlue,
    • 4 replies
    • 548 views

  16. The Ripple Effect of Grief

    By MartyT,
    • 1 reply
    • 319 views

  17. Heartbroken . . .

    By heartbrokenj,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1k views

  18. Boyfriends mom died and he pushed me away 1 2

    By Lyla2,
    • 28 replies
    • 22.3k views

  19. Webinar on Overcoming Breakups and Rejection

    By MartyT,
    • 1 reply
    • 509 views

  20. A long post about a simple breakup

    By Vandal,
    • 8 replies
    • 636 views

  21. My girlfriend lost her dad and is completely shutting me out

    By Samuel Jordan,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.6k views

  22. boyfriend left me and moved away after his friend died

    By ebony,
    • 6 replies
    • 1k views

  23. Fell in love with a girl, her dad is dying, she pushed me away

    By Lothar,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.5k views

  24. Girlfriend's Father Passed Away! 1 2 3 4 14

    By Tom19,
    • 327 replies
    • 33.5k views

  25. Loss 1 2 3 4 5

    By Vanush,
    • 112 replies
    • 5k views
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