I have been a widow for 3 years and still get messages from people saying I'm too young to be a widow, or that I will find another husband. It's extremely hurtful
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My husband passed away 3 years ago in a car accident. He was only 28, and I was 26. We had a 1 year old daughter. Since his passing, I still get messages from people saying it's so sad that I am a "young widow". It's extremely hurtful, because it makes me feel like they are making my pain out to be less than an older widows' pain, because we are young. Or I get messages saying "you're young, you have your whole life ahead of you, you will find another husband". Or "you're young, and beautiful, you will find someone else". It is completely insensitive to say that I will find another husband, because I don't even want another husband. I was so in love with him, and that's it for me. I would never marry again, and I don't want another man. It hurts to know that people think I am so replaceable, and that they think I would easily just move on with my life with a new husband.
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