A marriage and family therapist friend shared, “Always ask yourself before you speak, is this kind, is this true and is this necessary.” Sounding first like a motto, with some deeper reflection this one-line advice is very useful for couples therapy.

Everyone grieves differently. Your experiences of grief and your path forward is as unique as you are. One of the best practices you can do is simply to give yourself the self-compassion that it is okay to feel what you feel. In the first year of grieving, as everything seems so especially hard, please know that you still have an ability to adapt and change.

Nobody experiences grief the same way. We go through the stages of grief differently and never in the same manner as someone else. Grief can come from any loss, not just the death of a loved one. You can grieve for a job loss, moving, or a loss of a pet.

It's inevitable that, at some point, there will be conflict in your relationship. It doesn't mean that you don't have a good relationship with your partner, though. Conflict, or arguing, is just a natural part of life, not only with our romantic partners but in other relationships, as well.