The death of a close friend would have to be a terrible thing to experience. Likewise, the death of a spouse would also have to be a terrible experience. Therefore I am not writing to judge anyone.
However I recently heard about an awkward or perhaps just interesting situation that I wanted to share with you.
It seems that school age best friends grew up together, went off to college together, and even got a job at the same place. These two ladies were tight. They double dated and spent much time at one another’s homes.
As time passed one of the ladies’ marriages ended in divorce. The women remained close and worked through the tough times.
A little later down the road the lady who was still married died tragically.
The other woman was devastated. She had felt for years that her best friend was all that she had left and now she too was gone.
The husband and the best friend mourned the death of the woman together. They found comfort in the memories that they could share of her. Before long, stronger feelings between them existed and they began to officially date.
A few years after the death of the friend, the dating couple married.
When they first began dating, the two hid it for a little while. They worried what others would think. And sure enough, the tales were flying and others were questioning if an affair had existed before the death of the friend.
However, I do not believe that it did. I think that the sadness that they both experienced could only be comforted by each other because they were the only two who loved and missed her that much. Only the two of them felt the same loss.
This story was really not told to pass judgment or to for me to even comment upon. It was simply told because I felt that it was a unique situation in dating and marriage. I simply wanted to share it with you.
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