"The Long Goodbye"

I will have have to read this series of articles on Slate.  Just from this brief quote, I know that I am living through something similar.  I found this snippet here:

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/09/learning-to-grieve.htmlich

Which will lead me to this:

http://www.full-stop.net/2011/08/23/interviews/alex/meghan-orourke/