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Bereavement
In reply to the discussion: Wow....last entry was from 2013?. Or did I read that wrong..... [View all]a kennedy
(32,169 posts)23. In a bar.......and we hit it off right away.....but didn't get together again for
a while. He did call me like 3 weeks later......was funny how we met.....I moved to La Crosse, Wi from Madison because I wanted to begin a new life. Just divorced after 4 years. A coworker said to me after I was working for two weeks, you look like you could use a drink. I said damn right I do.....and actually the rest is history. 42 years we were married..... he was the most gentle, happy, handy, and handsome man EVER. I miss him so much.
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I've heard that is pretty common. They forget how much you are still hurting because
GPV
Aug 2024
#19
My heart goes out to you. I hope you can lean on the members here. Do we have a bereavement group?
LauraInLA
Aug 2024
#5
Sorry, everybody, it was brought to my attention that this is already in the bereavement group.
LauraInLA
Aug 2024
#17
It was kinda sudden....he was in a memory care facility because he did try to kill
a kennedy
Aug 2024
#21
Seems like the 3 month mark is often when the grief really kicks in hard.
Attilatheblond
Aug 2024
#43
In a bar.......and we hit it off right away.....but didn't get together again for
a kennedy
Aug 2024
#23
I'm not an expert on anything..this sounds to me like your friends don't talk to you about how you feel
Deuxcents
Aug 2024
#35
I did not know, but am very sorry for your loss. It is horrible to lose a spouse.
PatrickforB
Aug 2024
#42