The Family Bond That Doesn’t Necessarily End When Contact Does

The Family Bond That Doesn’t Necessarily End When Contact Does

You can stop speaking to a family member. That doesn't necessarily mean the relationship stops mattering. Research on family estrangement has found that cutting off contact may end arguments, visits, and phone calls, but it can leave something more complicated behind: sadness, longing, and, for some people, a desire to reconnect years later. Cornell University