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From widow to comfortably single – a slow evolution

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

I’m starting to become comfortably single. I don’t think about people seeing me as alone or the poor widow anymore. I don’t see myself that way so much. I’m not focused on living alone or eating alone. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Is the second year harder than the first?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

About a year after Tom died, I felt a bit of relief from grieving. It was my goal to get through that first year, thinking I’d feel better afterward. Well, I felt the weight of the sadness lift and, shortly … Continue reading →

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