Two years ago, I lost my beloved Philmore. I am still very sad today but chose to go out - just to the local shops, which is nothing special. I also made an appointment with the hairdresser next week.
A little bit later in the afternoon, my neighbour’s daughter knocked at my door and surprised me with a fantastic bunch of flowers.
Maybe it is a sign that I should not give up and pull myself together to carry on living.
Sending lots of hugs and love to everyone.
Philmore - what a wonderful name. I planned to take Val gifts to others today. I have no one, myself. This encourages me to carry forth with my plan. Thank you.
Annaessex, how lovely of your neighbour’s daughter to keep you in mind especially today and present you with flowers. My beloved and I didn’t ever celebrate Valentine’s Day as we always agreed we didn’t need to be told or reminded there is a particular day to profess our love for each other. It has hit’ me this year following the twelve weeks since I have lost him. Looking at men clutching bunces of flowers and chosing cards. I bought a campanula flower plant today which feels fitting as purple is his favourite colour and it symbolises everlasting love and constancy, hardy too as he was strong. I wonder what other people have felt and done with any significance they might pin on this day. Hugs and love to All. Love is the greatest blessing of All and the expression of tears and grief unites all humanity
I do appreciate how you feel on Valentine’s Day My husband also died nearly 2years ago but he like myself never appreciated Valentine’s Day and considered it just another way of making people spend unnecessarily
We loved each other for many years and I do not need all this commercial nonsense to remind me I am now a widow I am busy and leading a fulfilling life I still love my husband and marvel at the barriers ( like yourself) we crossed to be together Be happy for all you had interracial relationships are very rewarding x
My wife and I always celebrated Valentine’s day.
Nothing Lavish as I agree like lots of other occasions it has just got far too commercialized. We swapped usually funny cards and I would cook a nice meal at home. This was my first Valentine alone and as I have Sues ashes at home I bought her a card . I didn’t like to stop doing what I had always done with her. It did hurt when I was in the supermarket and lots of men were buying bunches of flowers for their other halves.
Oh… how I wish that was me.
It’s nice that we can tell each other these things here.
Keep on fighting everyone xx