How do you help a significant other with loss?

How do you help a significant other with loss?
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Give him some time, but let him know you love him and you’re there for him. Don’t push him. The situation sucks, but when I lost my father I just wanted the world to go away and I didn’t care if I lived or died for a few days. Are his guns locked away?
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