Do you believe our loved ones can protect us from the grave?

I don't want to sound like a lunatic but ever since childhood, I've had certain things happening to me that have no scientific explanation. I can't contribute good luck too much because it's too much of a coincidence.

I'm only going to share the latest paranormal event:

I was dating my then boyfriend for a bit over a year. Whenever he would visit my house, he claimed to feel a bad presence. Strangely it was only happening towards him (and when he was alone) but no one else, not even me. I went out shopping briefly and when I came back, my late maternal grandfather's portrait fell. My boyfriend claimed it fell down just a couple feet from him, all the glasses broke. After a couple more occurences (on his last claim, he saw the shadowy figure of a young, tall man staring at him seriously, then vanishing), he left claiming my house was haunted and we broke up shortly afterwards.

Fast-forward to late Now of 2023:

I find out through 3 different women that he was very abusive and has been previously arrested for drug possession. If what he claimed was true then I can only conclude grandpa saw he was no good and was scaring him away. I feel the total opposite of what he claimed, comfortable and warm. For me it's a warm presence.

Do you believe our loved ones can protect us from the grave?

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His description of the tall, shadowy figure did matched grandpa.
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