How do we comfort each other through loss without pressure?
Comforting Each Other Through Loss Without Pressure
The counsel I am about to give is for couples who have suffered loss — perhaps the loss of a child, a parent, or another loved one — and who are concerned about how the two of you, you and your partner or spouse, can comfort each other without feeling any sense of pressure.
The thing to realise is that comfort is healing, and it becomes healing when both people in the marriage who are experiencing grief are not burdened or pressured in the moment to be intimate. The key is usually to focus on support rather than solutions.
I know we often want to fix this or fix that, but sometimes the most important thing is simply to be there. Be present. Listen. Hold hands. Sit together. Be there for your partner so they can talk while you just listen. Offer hugs and gentle touch, like soft strokes on the hair, without expecting anything in return.
If you approach one another this way, these are truly meaningful ways you can comfort each other without pressure.
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