US EditionAsking Eric: My Longtime Friend Broke Off Contact with Me After Her Husband Died
Sue ended their long friendship after her husband's death, illustrating how different grief responses can create emotional distance between close friends.
- The author addressed Eric about being ghosted by Sue, a longtime neighbor and friend whose husband died a couple of years ago after a short illness.
- Sue's withdrawal followed her husband's death, reflecting complex grief that changes relationships and creates distance even in long-standing friendships.
- The author and Sue have both experienced pain differently, with Sue expressing that the author 'doesn't know what it is like' and will not until her husband dies.
- Multiple readers echoed that grief sorting can be self-preservation, and the author was advised to remain present and loving to maintain the relationship's foundation.
- The situation implies that while the friendship has changed, continuing friendly contact may help build a new relationship shaped by their altered circumstances.
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Asking Eric: How to handle being ghosted by a grieving friend
Dear Eric: “Sue” and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She and her husband are godparents to one of our children. We are members of social groups together, like book club and bridge group. We have shared many occasions together, at the holidays and with our families.
·Springfield, United States
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Asking Eric: Friend breaks off contact after her husband’s death
Dear Eric: “Sue” and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She and her husband are godparents to one of our children, we are members of social groups together, like book club and bridge group. We have shared many occasions together, at the holidays and with our families.
·Alabama, United States
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