I have been slowly getting around to changing things to only my name and just this week I called my auto insurance to get a better rate and to take Don off the policy. Their response was, "OK, I will put that you are Single now". My response was a little odd I am sure. I told him, "No, I am not single, my husband just passed away in July". There was silence on the phone until he decided to change the subject.
So, the question is ... what am I? Am I Single or am I a Widow? Is there a box I now check that says Widow? Seems like saying Single totally negates the amazing last 19 years Don and I have spent together. Single .... I just don't feel single. I feel married. I feel like I am still part of a union.Does a Widow ever feel Single? I do feel alone, but not so alone that the term Single applies. I know that I am probably making more out of this one word than necessary. But, that one question just jolted me.
"Death takes the physical person from our lives but there is so much that death cannot take from us. We are forever connected to the people we love. The relationship still exists just in a different form. The physical separation is momentary, the love connection is forever."
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