tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post5869656755056649208..comments2024-03-06T03:23:51.904-08:00Comments on Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood: Passing on the PathWidow in the Middlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-90705202037773939802010-11-17T11:07:17.116-08:002010-11-17T11:07:17.116-08:00Hi: I read your comment on my "I Miss This&q...Hi: I read your comment on my "I Miss This" post and yes, I can see your point that it may have been misconstrued as only about getting A hug. My intent was exactly as you stated that I miss the intimate hug that only your one and only could give. I took out the second part of my post. I think the one picture says it all for me. Thanks for your input - we are on the same page!BAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803604495540272613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-49867808840071242962010-11-15T20:41:45.443-08:002010-11-15T20:41:45.443-08:00Pixiegill - Thank you for reading and commenting. ...Pixiegill - Thank you for reading and commenting. I think there is a misnomer that time heals all wounds and sometimes that just doesn't happen. Good luck to you and your boys.Widow in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-3969547121895202622010-11-15T17:17:44.022-08:002010-11-15T17:17:44.022-08:00I am a widow too. I can relate to everything you ...I am a widow too. I can relate to everything you have written in your blog posts. I am so glad to have found your blog! I realize that I am not alone in all the things I feel. After four years, time has not made life easier for me. I have two teenage boys too - 14 and 16. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings so candidly.Pixiegillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531154929659227044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-15025983644415041302010-11-15T12:14:08.433-08:002010-11-15T12:14:08.433-08:00it's interesting that you should post about th...it's interesting that you should post about those hugs that we all miss from the one we were committed to and loved so dearly. My post was very simple on this same day -- it captured what you have stated. Amazing that we can be thinking the same thing at the same time!BAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803604495540272613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-71152405231816089172010-11-15T07:41:10.872-08:002010-11-15T07:41:10.872-08:00Flo - So glad to hear from you this a.m.! I was t...Flo - So glad to hear from you this a.m.! I was thinking about what to post about today and the topic is going to be friendship! I am happy for you that there is a guy in pursuit - no guys seem interested me in at all and I start to get very down about that because I am a pretty cute, nice, decent gal and very loving and kind besides - a good catch minus my poverty. Oh, well! I'll drop you another note soon.Widow in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-32067845239991053972010-11-15T05:46:31.105-08:002010-11-15T05:46:31.105-08:00I feel a heartfelt connection when you respond to ...I feel a heartfelt connection when you respond to my posts, and I'm glad you write this blog. Many (most) old friendships failed as I labored with my late husband's illness, then death, then transformation into a single woman. I build new friendships excruciatingly slowly, due to my introversion. So ditto to everything you've written. I'm trying to brainstorm about where to converse regularly with people of common artistic interest without spending money taking classes. I tried Meetup.com groups and found that people's sporadic attendance made the investment of my time and often money unattractive. I did make a great friend going to Starbucks regularly, but since he's a married guy, I enjoy our long conversations there only when I run into him. <br /><br />I do now have a guy pursuing me who has thus far held my interest (5 weeks). The sacred hugs you speak of are a long way off if at all, but his company has boosted my spirits.Flonoreply@blogger.com