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re: How long to get engaged after spouse dies

Posted on 1/3/25 at 9:09 am to
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 9:09 am to
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hought everyone just went to nursing homes and had orgies


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Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:15 pm to
Rule of thumb I always heard...give it 1 month for each year you were married before starting a new relationship (regardless of how the marriage ended).
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:23 pm to
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If everyone has an upside-down pineapple, no one has an upside-down pineapple

Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:24 am to
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I have a friend whose brother just moved into The Villages with his girlfriend. She is 55 and he is 51. My brain has trouble processing that.

Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:22 am to
Shake your money maker baby!

Posted by bluedragon
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:16 am to
Tell them they don't have to be married to go to Daytona Bike Week.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 4:59 pm to
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I have a friend whose brother just moved into The Villages with his girlfriend. She is 55 and he is 51. My brain has trouble processing that.


That does seem a little on the young side. I've been a couple of times to visit my father-in-law. Place definitely has a vibe. Felt like I was in the Truman Show.
Posted by faraway
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Posted on 1/12/25 at 8:34 am to
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Wife started dating a friend of his about a month after he died
that is horrible but says more about the guy than the woman. he, although unintentionally, took advantage of a grieving woman.

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We have a lot of mutual friends and they think I'm a dick for thinking this is insane.
people are stupid. you sound like the only sane one.
Posted by ChEgrad
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Posted on 1/14/25 at 9:57 pm to
My grandfather got remarried much quicker than that. Twice.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
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Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:55 pm to
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I've seen similar situations with people I've known, whether their spouse died or they got divorced. They jump into another marriage without letting themselves go through the grieving process. I don't think it's healthy but to each his own I guess. It can also cause problems with their relationships with their children if they have any.


A valid concern.

A friend of mine lost his wife. They had no children and were a perfect match. He ran into an old girlfriend who had lost her husband. He wondered if they were moving to fast. I told him life was for the living.
Posted by Florida_Man1981
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Posted on 1/20/25 at 10:54 am to
Yeah we'll see how it shakes out. Some people just can't be alone.
Posted by PuertoRicanBlaze
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Posted on 1/21/25 at 1:08 am to
Some shite was definitely going down before he passed.
Posted by Yewkindewit
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Posted on 1/22/25 at 10:10 am to
I have a friend who nursed his wife through cancer and he was dating a mutual friend shortly after the time the wife passed. Eyebrows raised of course but he wants some happiness after a few years of hardship.
Posted by Lutcher Lad
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 1:25 pm to
Maybe the husband was a real dick! If that's the case...I don't blame her for wanting to be with someone else so quickly. Life's too short to wait.
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