 Grief is like a tattoo on the soul and its artwork can be beautiful. I've never seen grief manifest in exactly the same way in any two people. What I have seen is how many are made to feel guilty for not grieving courts properly. I've come to the conclusion that grief doesn't pass. It abides and it can also happily coexist with new joys that follow later without contradiction. Grief doesn't have an expiration date. Never let people make you feel bad about your grief as if you should be quotes over it by now. There is no normal. Perhaps grief isn't something you get over. You can happily live with it. Grief lodges in you and is a precious souvenir of a love you will always cherish.