Widow looking for people to chat with

I lost my husband almost 2 and a half years ago and I find myself very lonely. All the "friends" I had before I lost him and said they would be here, even telling my husband this the day before he passed, are MIA. I have never felt so lonely. It is hard having lost my partner and best friend. I am so tired of people telling me I need to get on with life, I am getting on as much as I can but my husband and I were together for 24yrs, married 23, when I lost him. We grew up together as I was 17 and he was 23 when we got married, and at 40 (he was 48) I became a widow. This was not the plan, we always talked about when our kids grew up how we would travel and looked forward to being covered in grandbabies. Now I am 43 and at the point we had waited for, all the kids grown and one grandbaby (can't wait for more) and I am in this stage alone.

Well I have kind of rambled but I am just feeling so hurt and alone right now that I am kind of all over the place. I would love to find people to chat with and people who understand what I am going through (fellow widows or widowers) would be great.

I hope and pray you all are well.

Many Blessing,
Sherry

Welcome to the site!

Hello and welcome Sherry, delighted to have you here. Sorry, to hear about your loss, I pray that your stay here will be filled with the love of Christ and great fellowship. God Bless.

Hello Kitkat, and welcome. I'm so sorry for your loss. I encourage you to check out the Singles section of this site. It's not a dating site, just a great forum where friends can fellowship, pray and encourage one another. Several other widows/widowers frequent the singles section who might be a comfort to you. I know that this group of amazing people helped me a lot when I was struggling with my new identity as a single woman.

Blessings to you.

Hello my sister.....welcome....
There are no words to express how I feel.....when I lost my son I went through a loss not the same.....
but still...a great loss...and I can tell you....people left me too.....not because they didnt care...they didnt
know what to say...or how they should act.....time... is what people told me and I found that to be true....
Time does heal.....get that grandbaby and throw yourself into that baby when you feel this way......
Babys heal us....or at least it does me.....and get a new routine....its time to peek around the corner and
see what God has waiting for you....slow is good...but do new things....even if at first you just go to
a new grocery store...change it up.....move every piece of furniture....I found myself feeling alive and growing...
.because I started to change everything I use to do.....what new adventures
I could come up with....I know at alot of churches that have womens groups who go on trips.... our church
ladies are going on a cruise.....aint fellowship grand by the pool.....
you should still travel...
thats a good way the make a friend.....and there are alot of friends here you will meet....
Much love and comfort to you my sister.....jo
One more thing....you must let yourself be happy without feeling guilty....everytime I smiled I felt
like I was disrespecting my boy ...how I should feel bad...he was gone.....then I realized Gods got
him...he is ok...waiting for me and the day Jesus comes again....

Kitkat,yes evrytime that we lost someone tha pain and loneliness was there be strong,and God will comfort you,

Hi Sherry. You can send a hello to my email which is [email protected] and I will reply. I am so sorry.

May the Lord Jesus Christ hold you on his hands. Loosing someone is never easy. My younger brother passed away at 18 . Two months before my daughter was born. She is now 5. And I still very much feel the pain. I can relate to how you feel, although only you and God know what you are going thru. Everyone expresses grief differently. You do what makes you comfortable, people told me 6 months after he passed to let go.
I never have. Just let the Lord hold your heart, lay what you feel at the foot of the cross.

You're welcome here. I am so sorry for what you're going through. If you ever need to vent or anything my inbox is always open. I may not understand exactly what you're going through but I'm willing to listen. I'm praying for you.

Hi Sherry, Sorry for your loss. I haven't lost my husband yet. I met my husband when I was 17 and he was 18 we have been married for 24yrs. He is on hospice and has liver disease.I know the day will come when I will be left by myself.I can understand the part about people saying they will be there yet there no where to be found. Hope to talk with you more.
From Pamela

I'm sorry to read of your loss. Welcome to our forums. And God be with you.