Understand that you are not being disloyal to your late spouse. There may be a chance that you and your late spouse would still be married if they had not passed away. However, life handed you that card and it’s important for you to be happy. After all, your former spouse likely wouldn’t want you to be alone for the rest of your life. Marrying someone else is in no way dishonoring your late spouse; in fact, you’re likely doing exactly what they would want you to do.
- If your family or friends are giving you a hard time about moving on, explain to them that you are doing what you need to do to be happy. You can say, “I’m sorry you feel that I am not honoring my late spouse by marrying again. However, there is no one right way to grieve, and I am doing the best I can to be happy at this point in my life and remarrying will do that. I hope you understand and will support me.”
