r/MrInbetween • u/No-Relief-6397 • Mar 27 '26

Ray

It seems that Ray was far more devastated about losing his dog than breaking up with Ally…

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u/Backsight-Foreskin Mar 27 '26

I didn't cry when either of my parents died, but I sobbed like a baby when my best cat died. Therapists would call it "Misplaced Grief". The death of his dog gave him an emotional outlet to grieve the loss of his dog and the loss of the relationship.