Senior Online Dating

posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
After a forty year marriage which was terminated by the death of my wife, I discovered the world of computer online dating. When I found myself ready to put aside my grief and begin to socialize, the opportunity for me to meet and relate with wome...

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the first tentative steps

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
A year and a half has passed since my wife died. During this time of grieving I have come to the conclusion that one of the best remedies in coping with spousal loss is the gradual entrance back into the world of socialization. The last time I dat...

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Till death us do not part

posted over 3 years ago | 3 comments
it has been about two months since I started a new EONS group called " Till death us do not part " which deals with the problems of coping with grief after the initial phases of acute grief have passed. From reading posts on several bereavement bo...

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Dealing with chronic grief after spousal loss

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I have recently opened a group at EONS which deals with int problems of chronic grief after spousal loss. It is called "Till death us do not part". The problems of chronic grief which set in after the acute stage has been accepted are different an...

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Till death us do not part

posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 1 comment
I would like to inform all of my friends that I have decided to open a new group called Till death us do not part, to deal with the problems and intricacies of coping with chronic grief which follows the terrible acute stage. Were it not for the h...

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What was, was.

posted over 4 years ago, updated 18 minutes later | 0 comments
As part of the grieving process I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time ruminating about the loss of a spouse and the process of recovery.

I believe that the emotional trauma of the loss of a mate is similar to the loss of an arm, leg, or po...

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Death of a spouse

posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
My wife of 41 years passed away due to concer on August 2, 2oo7. I travel in a fog alternately weeping and trying to function. She was my best friend and I cannot imagine life without her. My happiest time is when I fall asleep and wish that I wil...

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