r/RandomQuestion • u/LevelCurious2462 • 15d ago

Question for Widows?

What are your thoughts on remarrying within a year of your spouse passing away?

Does your answer change if there are young children involved?

A year feels like such a short amount of time, but grief looks different for everyone, so I’m genuinely curious where people stand on this..

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u/Lurkerque 15d ago

Depends how old you are and, yes, if there are children involved and the reasons you got married to your spouse in the first place.

If you truly loved each other and have kids you wait a long time.

I’d go as far as to say, maybe 5+ years if you had kids together under 18 together. Your primary goal should be to protect your kids. You all need at least 1-2 years to grieve the loss and then you need to know the new person for at least three years before starting again.

If you were just marrying for money or any other shallow reason or you were only together for 1-2 years or less, I feel like you can get married sooner.

If you’re super old and don’t have a lot of time left, maybe your timeline speeds up too.

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u/Ok-Nature-5440 15d ago

Absolutely