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what can I say?
Saturday night we found out that one of H's friends died and then last night we found out it was a suicide. He disappeared for 3 days and turned up at the Medical Examiners and only was ID'd when his parents called the police.
This is the first time H has had to deal with the death of someone close to him. He's 27 and has never had to deal with a loss. I am at a complete loss of what to say/how to comfort him/if I can even comfort him. He doesn't seem to want to talk about it other than to say 'this sucks'.
He's at the cemetery right now and I am just kicking myself for not being there for him. I feel like a lousy wife for not being able to handle this.
How do I even approach this with him? Is there anything I can say? :-/
Re: what can I say?
Men express grief differently than women (usually).
Just hug him, tell him that you love him, and if he wants to talk about it, you'll be there for him. Other than showing your support, that's about all you can do for him.
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I don't think there's much that you can say. I would just try to be there for him and if he wants to talk then talk. I wouldn't try to force anything. I'd make his favorite meal, grab his favorite beer, and try to take over some of his daily household duties so he has less to deal with.
I'm really sorry for his loss.
Just be to listen if he needs to talk-cry-vent-reminisce
Also, he may feel like he "should have known" or "should have helped/stopped it" so be there to reassure him that it is NOT his fault.
I'm at work. And I'm taking all next week and half of the week off after that to go back to Michigan. And I was off on Friday too. My boss shot me major side eyes when I tried to ask...so I let it drop.
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