Why You and Your Partner May Grieve Pregnancy Loss Differently

One of the loneliest parts of pregnancy loss can be realizing that the person you love is not grieving the way you are. Maybe you need to talk about what happened and your partner gets quiet. Maybe you are thinking about the due date, the ultrasound, or where you thought your family would be by now, while your partner seems able to go to work and move through the day almost normally. When grief looks that different, it can be easy to start assigning meaning to the difference. Do they care as much as I do? Are they already moving on? Am I the only one still carrying this?