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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.

357 topics in this forum

  1. My boyfriend broke up with me after his father's death and he's having his mother move in with him 1 2

    By MaryMae,
    • 42 replies
    • 559 views

  2. After 5 years, dropped on a dime following her dad’s death

    By DBeans,
    • 19 replies
    • 420 views

  3. I'll Share

    By rickjeeves,
    • 12 replies
    • 143 views

  4. Death and breakup?

    By Mickz,
    • 4 replies
    • 217 views

  5. I just needed perspective... 1 2

    By themermaidgoddess,
    • 40 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. New Relationship Upended by Tragic Death in Her Family 1 2 3

    By LookingToImprove,
    • 73 replies
    • 1.7k views

  7. Here I Go Again 1 2 3 4 5

    By kayc,
    • 121 replies
    • 15.2k views

  8. What next??

    By tia,
    • 1 reply
    • 368 views

  9. So confused

    By Lost and confused,
    • 20 replies
    • 1.2k views

  10. Blindsided and Broken Up with while my mother was sick with Covid

    By Rae1991,
    • 22 replies
    • 1.1k views

  11. Girlfriend breaks up after death of her grandfather

    By hopefulromantic,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.5k views

  12. Lost my girlfriend of 2 years

    By Drewdale,   
    • 3 replies
    • 479 views

  13. I lost first her father, than I lost her 1 2

    By Kevin13,
    • 48 replies
    • 2.1k views

  14. just another one to go through this..

    By karl0774,
    • 19 replies
    • 706 views

  15. He lost his mum & said he would contact me again when ready?

    By Olivia19,
    • 7 replies
    • 963 views

  16. My girlfriend broke up with me after 5 days of her grandmother passing.

    By scorpionprovisions,
    • 24 replies
    • 1k views

  17. Think I might be going through this…

    By Solar,
    • 3 replies
    • 441 views

  18. Girlfriend, my soul mate, of 1 1/2 years broke up with me after losing her father 3 months ago 1 2 3 4

    By aleck1998,
    • 79 replies
    • 3.3k views

  19. Are there any reconciliation stories after one broke it off due to a personal death?

    By aleck1998,
    • 14 replies
    • 917 views

  20. Loosing my ex after death

    By Kdp1278,
    • 5 replies
    • 862 views

  21. I feel as if I have lost everything.

    By Moona,
    • 16 replies
    • 863 views

  22. He lost his father infront of his eyes in pain , and everything crumbled. 1 2

    By Seiryu,
    • 28 replies
    • 1.2k views

  23. Relationship ended due to that she lost her father 1 2 3 4 8

    By CommanderCody,
    • 195 replies
    • 6.8k views

  24. Boyfriend broke up with me after dad died

    By pretz,
    • 10 replies
    • 700 views

  25. How do you support someone’s loss when you’ve never experienced it?

    By usedtobeadragon,
    • 4 replies
    • 651 views
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