There is a site I go to often called the Young Widow Bulletin Board. It is a message board and chat site for people who have lost spouses and still have many years of life left ahead of them. I don’t think anyone who posts there is much above fifty and with 60 being the new 40 – well, you know.

The site is divided into categories: 0 to 6-months, 6 to 12 months, Beyond the first year, etc. The place horrifies me but I keep going back. Drawn to it like rubberneckers at a car wreck on the freeway. Victorian era grief reigns there. Read Full Article