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dating after widowhood

My Dare to the Universe

October 3, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

The mere idea of dipping my feet into the dating scene, no matter how lonely I am at any given point, invokes in me a huge HELL NO!  The quantity of nightmare stories I’ve heard from the widowed community about the quality of people in that scene, both male and female and what they’re looking for…no, please. There is, I hear, that 1% chance…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: taking chances, widowed new love, alison miller, dating after widowhood

Easy To Love

July 19, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

There’s this fairly new song called “Ain’t Easy”  where the main chorus sings, “loving you ain’t easy” after singing about the difficulty of “loving” and being with someone who is “fire then rain.” Quite simply, even though it’s a catchy tune, it makes me mad. It aggravates me because I thought of myself that way when I…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed new love, olivia arnold, dating after widowhood, new love for widowed, strength, resilience, speaking our truth

Pretty Lucky

May 10, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

I’ve heard that when you feel you are struggling with your writing it is because you are writing what you think you should write instead of what you truly feel. I can’t find the actual quote right now (it was much more eloquent than that) but that idea has been on my mind for a while. Since I saw it really. I’ve wanted to write and share…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: dating, dating after widowhood, widowed finding happiness again, writing, new love for widowed, Luck

Maybe I’ll Get A Cat

July 31, 2017 by Wendy Saint-Onge Leave a Comment

I’m finding it a bit lonely, this whole “being alone” thing.  Back in my real life I often craved alone time.  Just one hour of peace and quiet was like winning the lottery, because the last time I had such a thing was somewhere around 1992. The last couple of decades have been filled with career and intermingled with babies, followed by…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow alone, widowed by cancer, life alone, dating, widowed loneliness, dating after widowhood, peace and quiet, lonely, loneliness, wendy saint-onge, Ben The Titan, cancer

Worth It

May 12, 2014 by Cassie Deitz Leave a Comment

Life marches on so relentlessly. Dave’s memory fades as time passes. The way to make his memory stay clearer would be to pull out his pictures regularly and talk about him constantly. Doing these things can be comforting, but for me, they’ve also been incredibly painful.  I talk to him still. I think about our life and our love. I look at pictures…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and New Love Tagged With: young widow, widowed new love, widow, dating after widowhood, cassie deitz, widowhood impacting relationships

Selfish

September 15, 2013 by Richard Cox Leave a Comment

I’ve been meaning to write this blog.. but I have been processing it.   A couple of weeks ago, I went on a date (gasps).   During the course of dinner, the topic of how my husband died came up.   My date started talking about how selfish suicide is and how I live in the past by “celebrating” my husband’s death every year.   I sat…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed by Suicide Tagged With: melinda mcdonald, young widow, widow, dating after widowhood, widowed turning point, suicide widow

Withdrawal

December 12, 2011 by Cassie Deitz Leave a Comment

Time is healing me, I suppose, but it’s also taking me further and further away from Dave. Each day that passes is more time without the love, comfort and stability he so freely gave me. As the days pile up, I’m going more and more crazy for the comfort a loving spouse can bring. It’s been so long since he’s told me he loves me, wrapped his arms…

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Without Children, Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed skin hunger, young widow, newly widowed, widowed without children, widow, dating after widowhood, cassie deitz

Ode to a Frog

November 8, 2011 by Michelle Dippel Leave a Comment

Kim’s blog this weekend got me thinking…fondly reminiscing about the “joys” of dating again. This blog isn’t really a poem…more of an epic journey, the story of a quest. I met my husband at the ripe old age of 16, and married him at 22. We did date other people for a while in college, but really – he was “the one” from the beginning. Fast…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: michelle dippel-dahlberg, young widow, widowed by cancer, widowed parenting, widow, dating after widowhood, new love for widowed

A Son’s Perspective

November 7, 2011 by Daniel and Abel Cano-Saenz Leave a Comment

I was sitting in the living room, warmed by the fire, with my boyfriend Abel to my left, and my son Remy to my right. I was trying to think of what to write about, then saw a perfect opportunity to find out what my son thought about his dad, a widower, newly dating again. My husband, for those who do not know, died a little over two years ago. He…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: LGBQT Widowed, dan cano-saenz, widower, widowed by cancer, widowed parenting, widowed dad, dating after widowhood, widowed finding happiness again

Lets Talk Men

November 6, 2011 by Kim Hamer Leave a Comment

Ok really? I am not dating any more I’m done. No seriously, this is just ridiculous. I stopped dating a few months ago. Why? Because it was putting a damper on my little widow parade! I am not sure why these men feel it’s okay to do what they do. I am not sure how they have gotten this far in the dating world. I am not sure how they tell…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow, dating after widowhood, kim hamer, young widow, widowed by cancer

Mixed Tears ….

November 2, 2011 by Janine Eggers Leave a Comment

….. were flowing down my face today. The man in my life, V, was holding me. He had spent the day taking care of me after he took me to a hospital bright and early this morning so that I could have a procedure done on my shoulder.  I had to be put under so they wanted to make sure that someone would be staying the day with me, to keep any eye on…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Suddenly Tagged With: janine eggers, young widow, widowed suddenly, widow, dating after widowhood, new love for widowed

Troubles with Facebook, Women and Badges

November 1, 2011 by Jason Weaver Leave a Comment

Hanging out a while back I was chatting with a female friend-of-a-friend having a great (non-romantic) time. Eventually, we decided we should become Facebook friends. I suggested she find my profile and send me a “friend request.” She typed and searched as I spelled out my name (‘C’, ‘H’… yes “Chris”. “Weaver” – ‘W’,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Without Children, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Community, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widower, widowed by cancer, camp widow, widowed without children, dating after widowhood, chris weaver

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