If my partner, a widower, wants some space to try to get over the death of his wife of 20 yrs, yet he can't tell me how long it will be, what am I meant to do? [more inside]
posted by ffazniah on Sep 24, 2008 - 13 answers

Widower Father-in-law Filter: My mother-in-law passed away a little over a month ago. Im trying to get some ideas to help out my father-in-law to go out and do some activities that will help him meet some friends and start to have a social life again. [more inside]
posted by flipmiester99 on Feb 14, 2008 - 13 answers

What is the facial hair protocol for a widowed Amish man? [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Nov 18, 2007 - 2 answers

How soon is too soon to start dating after the death of a spouse? All the websites I've read have been for widows and widowers and tell them not to feel guilty for moving on with their lives after the passing of their loved one. But surely there really *is* such a thing as too soon? [more inside]
posted by jennak on Jun 3, 2007 - 38 answers