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Anyone experiencing challenges with adult step children?

I tragically lost my beloved husband of twenty years in 2010.  My adult stepdaughter (who was nine years old when we married) came to me ju…

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The illusion of Closure

  I found this TedTalk about Closure given by Nancy Berns.  It is incredibly excellent and wanted to share it with the widowed community.  …

Started by PrincessWidowGirlLatest Reply

Recommended Grief Books

We're chatting in the Village Square and sharing all of the grief books we've read and liked.  Better to have that take place here in the F…

Started by Dianne in NevadaLatest Reply

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Introduce yourselves, please!

WELCOME to our community ... tell us about you!

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Does new love "fix" anything?

It works in the movies!  

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3 Good Things

I know for me it is very easy to focus on the negatives in my life and we all know that losing our spouse brings lots of negatives, but in…

Started by PrincessWidowGirl

561 yesterday
Reply by Lauralee

Stop by this Forum when you need a positive 'pick me up'

I guess I have a reputation here of putting a positive spin on things. I'll take that. As long as you understand that doesn't mean that thi…

Started by Dianne in Nevada

297 on Sunday
Reply by Suz

Friendships. What happened to them? And are YOU a good friend?

In a way, this is my most difficult subject. More than his end of life, more than my rage or sadness. And it's the one that many folks on F…

Started by Robinmo

62 on Sunday
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Dating and love

Everyone's favorite topics, or our favorites to complain about... :-0

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276 on Sunday
Reply by Paula

Cemetery Headstones

I'm having a really difficult time trying to finalize the Headstone for my husband Dave.  I'd love to hear what you did to honor your spous…

Started by T

51 on Saturday
Reply by princess57

Body Armor From Widows

I am barely a month out and I have had 3 males (not men because real men do not act that way) have asked me out.  One of them just called a…

Started by LostLady

11 on Saturday
Reply by grandmajo

How old were you when your spouse died? How does your age affect your self-concept now that you're on your own?

I'm interested in hearing from widows and widowers of all ages to know what it's like to be a certain age when you have your loss. We have…

Started by Jill

230 on Friday
Reply by jan09

Facebook Memorializing- what exactly happens?

I'm looking for first-hand validation that I'm not going to lose anything precious to me on Facebook if I go ahead and memorialize my husba…

Started by Mozzie

18 on Thursday
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