ABSTRACT
Some marriages emerge intact from the loss of a child. Others collapse under the strain. The statistics tossed around in bereavement self-help groups tell us that 80 percent of marriages dissolve after the death of a child. Though many divorces result from the stress, that percentage seems an exaggeration. However, in spite of the differences in the ways men and women grieve, it is imperative that husbands and wives find some understanding of each other in order to live together with a minimum of conflict during the mourning period and beyond. The marriage partners both win or they both lose in this endeavor.
