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Widow at Weddings

October 11, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

I’ve attended three weddings this year. I’ve heard of many widows who hate or avoid going to weddings but I don’t really feel that way. That’s not a new development for me; I attended 3 of my best friends’ weddings (within my self-set boundaries) and was a bridesmaid in my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding in the three to six months…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed new love, Celebrations, olivia arnold, weddings, Vows

An Unexpected Return Home

June 23, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

Well I made it. I made it through the first wedding since Tin passed only two months ago and it was followed by the next day being the first Father’s Day without my father. There were times I couldn’t hold back the tears and times I couldn’t catch my breath. I felt like a stranded fish. How ironic to be a crying stranded fish that needs salt…

Filed Under: Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: anxiety, returning home, ashes, worry, bryan martin, Home, weddings, LGBQT Widowed, widowed and weddings, loved one's ashes, illness, secondary losses

Vows

October 31, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I take thee, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, until death do us part.   If he only knew what those vows mean.   He does though.  He always will.  Last Saturday, I stood as a groomsman at the very same altar where I was married to Megan.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: weddings, Vows, perspective, honor, Marriage, Church, widower, milestones, family, Mike Welker, religion

Not All Triggers Hit Their Mark

November 15, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Weddings can be a huge trigger for many widow(ers).  It makes sense that attending a wedding brings up memories of one’s own wedding day.  They emphasize that, at one time, you were married too, but now, your relationship status is somewhat murky, to say the least.  Seeing a bride walk down the aisle, with a combination of tears and smiles,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, Celebrations, Mike Welker, widower with children, loss, weddings, triggers, reminders, Marriage

That Door

August 11, 2016 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

It’s been an epic week. No other way to say it.    Since my boyfriend is out of town for two weeks I took the opportunity to get ahead of the possibility that I may lose this house and do a massive purge. So for three days I sweated and lifted and sorted and threw away and arranged in my carport for a garage sale. That part was really, really…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Suddenly, Miscellaneous Tagged With: suddenly widowed, young widow, widowed, widow, changes, weddings, anniversary, stephanie vendrell

Life’s Surprises

July 7, 2016 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

Yesterday I accompanied some friends to what I thought was going to be a Fourth of July party at the beach here in Kona. When I arrived, the host, dressed in white with a beautiful lei, handed me a program…we were actually there for a surprise wedding! A few people, it turns out, had known, but I had no idea. I had only seen my friend with her…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed, grief, weddings, friendship, relationships, Marriage, stephanie vendrell, young widow, Travel, moving, family

The Anger isn’t as Important as the Love

August 8, 2015 by Rebecca Collins Leave a Comment

Last weekend I attended the wedding of one of my husband’s closest friends.  This happened to fall on the second anniversary of his funeral, and a week after his anniversary.  I always knew it was going to be a difficult time. I knew it would hurt and bring up all kinds of triggers, sad thoughts and memories.  But somehow, despite knowing…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Suicide, Miscellaneous Tagged With: young widow, anniversaries, weddings, anger, rebecca collins, aussie widow, suicide widow, third year, second year

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