I lost my dear husband on 19.9.2023. So I should be getting used to his absence. However, this Saturday will be our 50th golden wedding anniversary and I cant stop crying. I was up all night last night, crying as I looked at our old photos, not a jot of sleep. Last year was my first anniversary without him and no-one acknowledged it as I am sure they thought it would upset me. However, this one is special and although he is not with me physically, I am still married to an angel and he is here spiritually with me. I am still here and I will recognise my achievement of 50 years, despite others seemingly ignoring it. I have posted on my FB page with our photos to remind people what the day is to me in the hope that someone might call me up or pop in for a drink to drown my sorrows in my loneliness. How have others in this group coped with the big occasions alone?
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It would have been/was our 36th on 15 April (40 years together) and I celebrated by watching our wedding video in my wife’s favourite place - our balcony at our French home. It brought back wonderful memories and a good laugh at the clothes and hairstyles! Tinged with sadness as we married on the day of the Hillsborough disaster. I find that meeting challenges head on works for me and I was here for the 40th anniversary of our first date in February too. Nothing special this time but I am enjoying it here with a glass of wine in the heat!
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