How do I help my grieving girlfriend?

DEAR DEIDRE: Since my girlfriend lost her mum, she’s been keeping me at arm’s length.

I’ve tried everything I can to support her but it’s as if she doesn’t believe that I care.

She’s 45, I’m 52 and we’ve been together a year.

From the moment we met we’ve been inseparable. Even at my age, I fell hard for her and was so excited as we were starting our future together.

But when her mother died suddenly in a car crash, everything changed.

The bubbly...