Loneliness

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Should widows dating choose divorcees or widowers?

Dating is hard enough at any stage of life. But should widowers and widows dating divorcees have to worry about their relationship? Should they only date other widows and widowers? And if divorced, should they only date other divorcees? What’s the combination that will give you the best chance for true companionship? Divorcee + divorcee? Widow + widower? Divorcee […]

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Feeling Lonely Can Kill You – Here’s How To Beat It

As we age, quite often our social circles change. Major life transitions play a role in our relationships – we move cities and find new friend groups. We break off a marriage and lose the relationships that came with it. We retire and spend less time with our former colleagues. We become empty nesters and spend more time

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Stitch Member Spotlight: Carol From Florida

The following post is a story written by our fellow Stitch member Carol T. from Florida. Carol is a Stitch Ambassador and a truly wonderful woman with an incredible story. She hopes her story can connect with others and perhaps inspire them in some way. Carol is our first of hopefully many Stitch Member Spotlights. If you

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How to meet new people as a widow or widower

A large percentage of our users on Stitch are widows or widowers. We are constantly touched by their stories and think it is incredible that they are taking steps to seek companionship after such a terrible loss. We think it’s important to know that widowhood can be the most difficult and distressing time in a person’s life. When a spouse

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Man looking for friendship romance and connection in later life after divorce

“Loneliness, the plight of the 21st century”

Loneliness, social isolation and quality of life for the elderly: they’re all linked. The Guardian this week reported on the upcoming release of the report The Generation Strain by the IPPR think tank about the growing strain on the delivery of social services to the elderly in England and the increasing loneliness and isolation being

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