Should I call my ex?

We have to stick together. We’re a ragtag, damaged group, and while all of our experiences are different, we have all lost our person. And our love for that person is never going to go away.

But every once and a while, we need to check each other. Because being a widow and dating is hard — but dating a widow? That’s a whole different game, baby.

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I post Q&As a lot on my story, and I find myself often answering questions from fellow widows — which, BTW, insanely flattering that you all are coming to me for advice. But I don’t always hear from people on the other side of dating a widow.

But this time, I did. In the question box, I got a message that said:

Widower broke up with me 🫠. IDK if it’s grief or if he doesn’t want me, should I reach out?

I replied publicly and just said what I always say to people dating widows, which is: no.

But that was not what Alex wanted to hear, so Alex left …