Bereavement

aren't pressed for time to work on the house clearing, then maybe you can give yourself a while before you do it? We cleaned out my parents' house last summer. So many years of things to go through! And it was very hard for me to make decisions on what to keep and what to send away. But we were in a hurry because we needed to sell the place, so I did the best I could making decisions. (Now that I have moved into my own new home, I am finding I kept way more than I really wanted, and am now clearing out more things on this end of the moving process.)

May I just say I think you are right not to jump into a new relationship too soon? I always felt my dad did. He was still grieving for my mom, and I don't think he knew the new lady well enough, and in the end it was not good for him at all and just caused him more pain.

I am sorry for your loneliness and sadness. Thank heavens for DU. There's always a friend just a mouse click away.