Women and men may have learned to cope with grief in different ways and this can put additional strain on a relationship when a couple face bereavement. By understanding these differences, you can begin to achieve balance with your partner and within yourself.Grief is solitary. Even when other people are grieving for the same person, each person is ultimately alone. If you are in a couple, you may suddenly find it difficult to communicate with your partner, to express your feelings and to understand each other’s behaviour.Each person will be impacted by grief in a different way, depending on the relationship that they had with the person who died, their personality, culture, and upbringing. Everyone is individual but research does suggest that there are some differences in how men and women are likely to respond.