The Grief No One Talks About

by Judy Klemos

''There’s a grief no one talks about. There’s no section in the card store for it and there’s no flower arrangement for it. In fact, I bet most people don’t even acknowledge the possibility of it.

It’s the grief over the death of an ex.

I first experienced this many years ago, when I learned of the death of an ex high school boyfriend. Specifically, it was a suicide two years earlier. While my grief caught me by surprise, I surmised at that time that I was merely sad for him and his family. My sadness compelled me to reach out to his mother and share stories and my affection for him. She remembered me fondly and we reminisced. It was good for both of us.

That was the last I thought about ex-grief, until now...''