Try a sprinkling of salt it works wonders
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Thatâs exactly how I feel. I am envious of anyone going on holiday with their loved one, as we had planned to travel a lot this year. I lost my partner in Nov 2025. All I see is a solitary future at the moment. I want him to be with me on holiday. I donât want to go on my own, and my friends all have their own partners or husbands to go away with. I miss him so much.
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Well done. I want to be able to go on holiday, but really donât want to do it solo.
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I was thinking of a solo group holiday Just a few days in this country or Scotland to see what it is like I presume people there would enjoy having a chat and a lot would be in the same boat
Iâm making such an effort to fill my new parallel universe life Iâm realising that this is like living with a long term disease - mainly your brain and heart messed up
I think this will help me rather than wait for it to get better x
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Its difficult isnt is ..i had a weekend on my own .just to look after my own thoughts really .it wasnt much fun lol..but it was nice .
I think just have to accept everything will change , im lucky my daughter came with me last year and has promised another holiday this year.
Im not ready to get on with life yet ,but im hoping to make the most of my life because colin hasnt had that chance x
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I do wonder whether our grief will not be something we will just âget overâ but rather something we will learn to live with.
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it wasnt easy,but it was something i had to do to prove i still had some confidence lurking in the shadows,i dont think i would do it again as i have proved my point. im lucky i have a friend who i have holidayed with for years as adrian wasnt much for âbeach holidaysâ so i will continue doing that.its a break from this dreadful reality which is life.
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my exact thoughts about being away solo,it was nice but not fun
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i think a solo group idea could be good,although i know people who use solo travel only to go home to a loving partner because they like solo travel,i think i would find that a bitter pill
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Yes, me, too. I used to do solo trips, but itâs very different now, having no loving partner to keep in touch with and go home to.
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Me too !!
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It would be lovely to have a group to go on holiday with.
I did my first in September with a company called Solos - on my own it wouldnât have worked but with them it went surprisingly well. A group of people in a similar position, awkward for a couple of hours but we gelled quickly.
It helped that there were 3 meals out included and we tended to go out together each night which solved the âeating aloneâ issue a lot of us worry about.
Downside? Coming back to an empty house.
Good luck everyone, it is worth giving it a go.
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ive seen solos advertised recently
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i dont know how many times i talked to him telling him what i was doing,taking pictures..its tough isnt it
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When i go with my daughter its lovely because im comfortable with her.but she obviously phones /text her partner ..and i say i hav no one to text 
we try to joke about it but it is hard x
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Im doing this for the first time in june and am really apprehensive about it.
Its good to hear that it worked well for you.
Who did you use ?
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Beryl1b
I could be wrong but i dont think i will ever get over losing my dear wife, i feel it will be forever with me not being with her anymore.Grief has no timeline, no direction it can hit us anytime anywhere.It may ease a little overtime but like an unwanted guest it will be there i feel.I think we just have to try and adjust our lives to this ânew Normalâ.As you say its something we have to learn to live with.Take care.
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Solos.
Very easy to use. They have a vast range of holidays but can sell out quickly - I guess thatâs a good sign.
Particularly good for first time travellers, they have a lot of small, exclusive hotels for their sole use which makes it a lot easier for guests to settle in in a warm, supportive environment.
I love Greece in general ( off to Thassos in June) and found the Solos exclusive hotels on Crete, The Iraklis to be ideal. Lovely place, lovely staff. Itâs one of their most popular holidays and it was easy to see why.
Going anywhere without your latepartner, especially for the first time, is always difficult, but a company like Solos definitely makes it that little bit easier.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck going forward.
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I feel the same. Nigel was everything to me and without him I feel so lost. I have spent the last couple of weeks trying to sort through the many papers, receipts , photos, memorabilia going back to the 1800âs to make things easier for the children in the future. It has been the most exhausting physically and emotional task I have tackled so far.
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