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Cece92 · 22/03/2022 21:02

Hi all, so just needing a bit of advice. My younger sister is 27 and she started dating a guy who's 23. He hasn't ever had an official girlfriend before. My sister really likes him and says they get on amazing. They have dated around 2 months. She said recently he's been a bit short and stuff with her. She knows he's really down and stressed. His dad died in November, and they were told it was a heart attack. The house was left to my sisters partner and the car. However the partners younger brother stays in the house. He's got his own issues and it's really stressing my sisters partner out. They found out last week they dad had sciatica which caused a blot clot in his leg and up into the heart which caused him to die. She said since they got the news he's been acting off. Which she is totally understanding as it's basically opened up the grieving process again. Anyway she's at a loss on how to help or support him. She really wants too but she has no idea what to do except listen to him. She's worried he might say having a relationship is too stressful. I feel for her because she said to me she feels like he could be the one but right now things are a bit strained. There's also been no affection or anything between them except from at the start so she's not sure if it's stress for him or if he is trying to be a gentleman. Can anyone who's been in a situation supporting a partner through grief and depression help? Thank you

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