Falling in love as a widow is messy and complicated.It is an equally worthwhile and challenging endeavor. I don’t regret it for a second. I am so over the moon with my life now, my fiance and the life we are building. Yet being re-partnered does not take away or diminish my grief or pain of losing my first true love.My grief and pain from the death of my late husband, Ryan, is the same as it ever was. It is the ever-present wild beast inside of me. It is raw, dark, and heavy. It takes no prisone

Dating a widow is not for the faint of heart ❤️And dating and falling in love as a widow is no joke. My boyfriend makes a lot of things look effortless. His calm demeanor. How loving and attentive he is with my boys. How he tangibly makes my life easier and more joyful. But there is also so much messy with the beautiful. I will be the first one to admit that grief and trauma has molded me in ways I never could imagined. Losing everything makes you feel like you have nothing to lose. Admittedly I

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