Chip Chick
Tragically, this 29-year-old man lost his wife in 2020. She was his entire world, and they had their future together all mapped out.
His wife wanted to start trying to have kids by 2021, and then she passed away before they even had an opportunity to build a family.
“I felt I had lost all sense of purpose and, after an agonizing year, moved away – not too far, but not close either,” he explained.
“I didn’t feel like I could breathe in that town. Still, every Saturday, I get back and visit her resting place.”
“I just functioned for about two years – I am not depressed or anything like that, but I just functioned.”
Then last year, he met his new 32-year-old girlfriend, Ada. At first, they just hung out and spent time chatting.
Ada can act a smidge disdainful and look down on people she doesn’t know really well at all, but underneath that prickliness, Ada is actually incredibly kind.
When Ada came into his life, she gave him a reason to be excited again. Ada loves to do the majority of the talking in their relationship, which is great for him, as he never really knows exactly what to say.
“She knows everything about my wife, and this didn’t discourage her,” he said. “She knows I am doing therapy and still mourning, but she never left me alone.”
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