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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Losing a spouse is harder than losing a parent. Doesn't anyone in the family have any sympathy for the bereaved husband? [/quote]

+1.  PP here.

I did not fully realize this until my MIL died.  When she died, DH had me and the kids to get him through.  His siblings all had their spouses.  Who did FIL have?  He stayed with us for a while, but then he went back to his house - which was empty and lonely. The center of his life for 45 years was gone.  When she first passed, many of his friends said he would not last a year. He was heartbroken.  But he met this new friend and he is happy and having a good quality of life.  Our own personal grief aside, we are happy that he is moving forward.

But it was tough. Nobody expected him to climb over into the caket with her - we know that he did not die when she died.  Still, it was hard to see him dating just months after MIL passed.

At the end of the day, I would hope that in the case of a parent's death, we would want the other parent to have a good quality of life for their remaining time. [/quote]

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