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User Profile: jkmag
jkmag April 10th, 2025

I’m a newlywed and got laid off from my job a few months after our wedding. Weeks later my soul dog got cancer and passed away. Two months in to job searching and I still can’t land an interview. My husband and I can’t go on our honeymoon anymore because of vet bills and my lack of income. I can’t keep it together and cry and spiral multiple times a week. I feel like a burden on my husband and worry that my situation is already straining our marriage even though he has been incredibly supportive. I have bad anxiety and over think everything. When I get upset and anxious about my job search I start to miss my dog and get even more anxious because she’s not here. I’m grieving my job, my dog, and the life I feel like I should be living after being married. I don’t know how to pull myself together. And I don’t know what I’m asking for. Just any advice would be great.

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 April 22nd, 2025

@jkmag first of all congratulations on your marriage💖 I'm so sorry your struggling to find a job🙁 and your fur baby dieing on top of everything that's heartbreaking😥 I'm so sorry sweetie 😥 losing a loved one is never easy🙁 I'm glad you've got such a great husband🙂 and don't worry you can have your honeymoon a little later down the road💖 hugs you tightly 💖 life always has a funny way of turning out right 💖

User Profile: NotQueenLiz
NotQueenLiz April 30th, 2025

I hope things get better for you and before you know it you’ll have a moment to check in with us and tell us how things turned around!

Loss is incredibly difficult to manage and more so when other things guide our minds to feel overwhelmed.

Hopefully a job offer comes your way soon! You got this! 😇