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toggle caption Sarah Gonzales for NPR You may be grateful that you have your health and still very disappointed about the losses of this year, says Thema Bryant-Davis, a psychologist. And one doesn t cancel out the other. Sarah Gonzales for NPR
When Dana Tamim made the difficult decision to cancel her wedding in August, she was crushed. Honestly, I don t think that I m ever going to get over it, she says.
The 24-year-old lives in Montreal and is Muslim. In her religion, she says, you can t really live with someone unless you re married.
But Tamim and her fiancé had already signed the lease for a new apartment. They ended up having a quick ceremony to make things legal, so they could move in together.