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Valentines Day

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Romola Sat 14-Feb-26 18:21:12

Last year, when Fathers Day was coming up, I got a message from Tesco politely asking if I would like to be excluded from any messages about Fathers Day.
I'm a widow and would have appreciated a similar message in respect of Valentine's Day. I miss being loved.

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hollysteers Sat 14-Feb-26 17:31:52

Luckygirl💐❤️

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Oreo Sat 14-Feb-26 17:20:10

I’m not a widow but didn’t want to read and run.A sad day for you, I think if I were you I would buy myself flowers as ‘from’ your DH as if he always did that he would be pleased to think you still had flowers on the day.
We don’t do flowers or cards so it wouldn’t affect me. Buy yourself something nice.💐

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Luckygirl3 Sat 14-Feb-26 16:47:31

I think I am getting crabby in my old age.
Six years after my OH died and here is Valentine's Day. I normally let it wash by me but ......
I am.part of a group of women friends and we are on the WhatsApp every day. And today they are all swapping messages about the cards, flowers etc that they have had from their spouses, and this year I mind ... usually I let this stuff wash by, but I have found it so hard this time. There are 3 of us in the group who are widowed ... I don't know how they feel about it. Maybe it's just me.
How do.others cope with this?

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