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Thank you all for your thoughts and guidance. God bless you.

I'm looking for advice on how to help my husband handle the death of an ex girlfriend. My husband and I have been married for 6 years and together for almost 9 years. Prior to our relationship, my husband lived with a woman for almost 10 years. She became addicted to prescription pain meds and the situation was very bad. They had a messy breakup and had no contact afterward. My husband never really talked about it much. This past week, he found out from a friend that she had passed away two years ago. He has been quiet and reserved and only talked briefly about it. He said it brought back alot of painful memories. He tells me he's fine but I'm worried. Should I try to get him to talk about it with me? It seems when I try, he gets angry. I just want to understand what he's going through and I want to be there to help him.