Dear Dáithí: I lost the love of my life, and now I feel like I'm living half a life

"I often speak to people who have lost a husband or wife who have been married for a long time and there is always a feeling that they are betraying their partners if they move left or right, and this is never the real case"
Dear Dáithí: I lost the love of my life, and now I feel like I'm living half a life

"I’m sorry to hear you lost your husband, and I really get the sense from your letter that he was the love of your life and not only that, it sounds like he has taken a part of you with him."

Dear Dáithí,

I lost my husband three years ago after a short illness, and while I’ve managed to keep things going on the outside — work, family, and day-to-day bits — I can’t help feeling like I’m living half a life.

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