Dating After Death: Relationships After A Partner Dies

"Views about how a recently widowed man or woman should ‘behave' have altered immeasurably over the past few years. Long gone are the set periods of time for mourning a spouse, and the biblical notion that a widow is obliged to marry her deceased husband's brother has faded from the scene." So begins a 2004 article by Jill Curtis, and with it the possibility of a new beginning for those who have suffered the loss of a partner. While societal protocols may have changed, the feelings we experience when a partner passes has remained pretty much the same in that we all to varying degrees go through periods of grief, disbelief and even anger. Against this backdrop of what Curtis referred to as "the searing pain of loss," is it even possible to contemplate the possibility of a new love? Joining me this evening to talk about love lost and love found is our relationship expert and author of the bestselling book "Meeting Your Match" and the soon to be released "Couples and Money" is Dr. Jackie Black.