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Going out was a good idea in theory. In actual practice, it didn’t go so well. Here is a bit of advice for anyone else in a similar situation:

If you are going out to a movie with friends in an effort to keep busy and engaged after a serious loss, first have someone (not you) pre-screen the movie you are going to see to make sure that (for example) if your only child was killed in a fiery car crash, the movie is not about a psycho stunt man who kills young girls with his car. This simple extra step might help you avoid hysterically stumbling out of the theater with your hands over your ears and tears streaming down your face. Your boyfriend will then not have to come into the women’s restroom to make sure you are OK. Of course, if your partner is the same gender as you, that last part isn’t such a big deal. YMMV.

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