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Is it common for a suicide to break up survivors marriages?

My daughter's Brother in law killed himself around New Years, jumping off a bridge. Her husband irrationaly seems to blame himself and her for not being there for him, and has decided to leave her.

Is this a common after effect? Any advice?

The boys parents both died when they were young, probably something that contributed to the brother's sadness. She was all the close family he had, and it seems so crazy for him to turn on her!

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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Death caused by suicide as well as the death of a child are two factors that can lead to the end of a marriage. The strain placed on the relationship is often too much to handle. So your answer is yes very sadly true.

  • 1 decade ago

    yep its common,sadly. It effects people very badly when someone in their own family kills themself,ive never had anyone in my family kill themself but i know cause i can just imagine the feeling.

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