DATING

HOW SOON AFTER LOSING A LOVED ONE ARE YOU READY TO DATE? I KNOW SOMEONE WHO REMARRIED AFTER 6 WEEKS. SOMEONE ELSE WHO RECENTLY LOST HER HUSBAND STARTED DATING AFTER SIX MONTHS. YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY. AND CHANCES ARE YOU WILL STILL BE IN THE GRIEVING PROCESS. MANY NEWLY WIDOWED DEAL WITH THEIR GRIEF BY JUMPING INTO A NEW RELATIONSHIP. THE BEST ADVICE IS TO GO SLOWLY. LET YOURSELF FEEL THE PAIN. AND WHEN YOU ARE READY, ALLOW SOMEONE NEW TO EASE THE PAIN.