# gwendee changed her relationship status to Widowed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 12, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757 "2013-11-12T22:49:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/21 "2013-11-13T05:00:16Z")

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I am so very sorry you lost someone you clearly loved so very much.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/22 "2013-11-13T05:31:16Z")

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I’m sorry for your loss, **gwendee**. ☹

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/23 "2013-11-13T05:51:59Z")

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So sorry for your loss. 50 is too young.

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/24 "2013-11-13T12:47:17Z")

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I’m so sorry for your loss. 50 is way too young!

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**Author:** ![Strangeland64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Strangeland64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strangeland64)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/25 "2013-11-13T13:01:29Z")

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I’m so sorry for you and for your son… I hope he finds peace too.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/26 "2013-11-13T14:19:06Z")

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I’m sorry for your loss, gwendee.

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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/27 "2013-11-13T14:51:21Z")

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I am sorry to hear about your loss, **gwendee**.  
Death sucks.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/28 "2013-11-13T15:45:37Z")

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I’m so very, very sorry, gwendee. You’re in my thoughts.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/29 "2013-11-13T16:01:38Z")

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I’m so sorry to hear it, gwendee. I hope memories of him comfort you.

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/30 "2013-11-13T16:48:02Z")

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> [@gwendee](#):
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> We broke up a few times, and weren’t living together currently, but we did get married in 2007 and legally are still married. We were together for twenty years, just not in a row.  
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> He was around for lot of the raising of my son, and always referred to him as his son rather than his stepson.

Well, if he was good enough to call him your son, I don’t think you need to qualify your relationship as ‘legally married.’

You lost your husband, and I’m sorry.

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/31 "2013-11-13T17:13:22Z")

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So sorry for your loss **gwendee**

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/32 "2013-11-13T17:40:12Z")

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I am so sorry to hear of your loss, my heart goes out to you and your son!

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**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/33 "2013-11-13T18:13:22Z")

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I’m sorry

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**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/34 "2013-11-13T18:58:04Z")

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So sorry to hear of your loss. Thank you for sharing his memory with us.  
Please know you are in our thoughts.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/35 "2013-11-14T16:45:41Z")

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My condolences. I recently joined this special club :rolleyes: m’self. Take good care of yourself, and of course your son (although I’m sure that goes without saying).

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/36 "2013-11-14T16:56:35Z")

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Sorry, **gwendee** , to hear your sad news. Condolences to you.

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757/37 "2013-11-14T20:01:29Z")

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My condolences on your loss.

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