Aubrey was taking a holiday from her relationship, as is her right. |
The obituary - so very sad. |
How in the world would an autopsy confirm that people had been separated for four months before a death? |
Cut him in half and counted the growth rings? |
Required? No. It’s just such a holiday apart solidifies things were over. Holidays and NYE alone, away from your spouse, is not exactly fun. Then you turn on TV or social media or entertainment website and see your spouse having the time of their life courtside at a basketball game. You won’t see how that would tip an already depressed man over the edge? |
His will to live is not her responsibility. I'm sure she feels guilt but she should not. They were separated for four months, and it seems like with very good reason. When someone commits suicide after another person leaves them, it pretty much solidifies why the person left. |
Good point. |
I don’t understand why you’re fixated on her having fun at a game. Her husband suffered from chronic depression. That probably played a role in their separation, which made him even more depressed. Holiday celebrations are hard for people who are depressed and can’t enjoy the holidays like everyone else. January is wintertime, which means people also suffer from seasonal depression. He was going to be depressed whether she attended a game or sat at home, twiddling her thumbs. How do you know he even saw her at the game? He may have been too depressed to watch. |
It is horrific being with someone with mental health issues who isn't getting better.
I was with someone and I had no idea of the extent of their issues; they hid it well but they were able to because I was naive and didn't know better. There were signs looking back, but maybe I didn't want to find them. He broke up with me and killed himself not long after. He reached out to me right before it happened to say some hurtful things. Through much therapy, I know it is not my fault and I wished he had sought help. It is the one most devastating event of my life. I will never be the same. I wished he had decided to live. I will forever carry his burden. |
Its actually a terrible idea to let a depressed person dictate how you live your life. By definition, they don't have a good understanding of what healthy living looks like. Aubrey went to a basketball game. She did nothing wrong and its gross that youre trying to allege that seeing your wife watching a basketball game is understandable grounds for suicide. |
No. I think you are deeply troubled. |
+1. Hectoring a widow after a suicide-- deeply troubling behavior |
You can lay down that burden. As you said, it's not your fault. And him choosing to stay alive or not was not your responsibility. |
The sad truth is that there will always be an event, an occasion, a "something" that can trigger a depressed person. It's a very heavy weight that loved ones carry... |