ABSTRACT
Although much research has been completed on continuing bonds, many aspects of these relationships with the dead still need to be interrogated. Klass (2006) argues, “We do not yet know all the interactions that comprise what we now call continuing bonds. We are still developing a common set of terms with which to talk about them” (p. 857). In the remaining two chapters, I show how my narratives illuminate current understandings of continuing bonds but also help unearth different questions about them. I believe that communication researchers can make a strong contribution to the continuing bonds literature.
