u/StrivingForPeace84

My husband died 6 months ago. Unexpectedly (heart attack) and literally one month to the day we got married. Navigating this first year as a newlywed and a widow. Nobody warns you that becoming widowed can make the world feel emotionally unfamiliar. Unsafe in a way I’ve never experienced before. I’m functioning, but the person who made life feel emotionally anchored is gone. And it truly sucks. I’ve lived alone before. But this is SOOOOO different.

Yet, we keep answering the emails, working, paying bills, while outwardly not trying to look completely overwhelmed.

Trying to rebuild your life after everything changed suddenly, while appearing “okay” to the outside world is exhausting.