Should my sister look at her fiance's open casket at his funeral/viewing? Or keep her memories of him instead.?

she should do whatever feels right in her heart. It isn't up to you or any of us to make that decision.

Ask other persons to take a look first. If the general consensus is that he looks well and the sight is pleasant and tranquil (so as to remember) then tell your sister to make the decision. If the consensus is that he doesn`t look quite normal (for whatever reason) then suggest to her that it`d be better to not even peek. However, in either case she`s the one to decide.

i never looked when it was uncles, grandparents......but when my mum died, i was in such that i wanted to "make sure she was really dead". I had the same dilemma as your sister. Wanted to remember her the way she was, but wanted to see that she was really gone. I ended up looking..... frankly she looked awful, and I thought it would affect me badly, but in actual fact, it was really easy to say to myself....yep...that's not even her anymore, she's really gone.....and still remember her the way she was alive.

I'm glad I looked.......was a bit shocking, but for me it put to rest any fantasies of there being a mistake and her showing up alive somewhere along the line......

She has to decide herself.......just be there for her.

Condolences to your family.

its really up to ur sister if she wants to or not! all you can so id jus be there for her if she does because she going to need you to hold her up!

sorry for her lost i will keep her and the family in my prayers

i never had a boyfriend die but did have my daughter die and im glad i never looked at her in her casket i love remembering her the way she was

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