After the death of a spouse does the empty feeling left inside ever go away?

Question

we were together for 25 years married 18years have a 17 year old son.she has been ill for about 10 years with copd and empasyma. she suffered so long with fighting just to breath. i know she suffers no more and in a better place but i truly belive she was my soul mate cant imagian living without her ill love you always brenda 11-16-60 to 7-17-08 your loving husband kevin

Answer 1

I haven't lost a spouse but I lost someone very close.  Time has definitely made it easier for me to move on.  I think the loss of a spouse is definitely different because it's the loss of someone who was in your life day in and day out.  So I think you must really feel the loss on a different level.  I'm sure the emptiness is something that will be there for a while...but it will subside in time.......

Answer 2

Settling into the darkness

A light shone on me

Beacon of hope

Beckoned me

To come see

What

Waits ahead for me

I turned and saw her

She lead me onward

Gently urging me to

What

Could be if only

I would come see

Such beauty for

What

I knew was right

To carry on with

What

I treasured

Answer 3

i am sorry for your loss. my mom recently lost her fiance, my dad, and one of his friends at the funeral put it best.she said, "the pain never goes away, you just learn how to deal with it."

i wish you all the best in everything that you do. take care.

Answer 4

Well, you can fill the emptyness by thinking of all the memorys the two of you had together. I know this is hard for you to accept the fact that she/he really gone. But make your times come to life again, every night think of her/him and keep that speical place in your heart that will always be theirs. Never try to forget, that makes things worse.

Dont live your life completly in the memorys, i suggest going on some dates to try to find another person you feel confertable with and, try to get remarried, that will settle the emtyness and fill it, but do not forget about your first spoce keep that memory alive.

hope i helped.

good bless you!

-morgan

Answer 5

there will aways be an empty feeling in you

it just depends on what you do with that emptyness

like if he/she died from drinkin or wreck so like drive safe things or help o ut at AA places

Answer 6

Sweet Heart, You will never get over the loss

of A loved one.Especially your Partner.

What will in time happen is acceptance.

Memories, Thoughts,Sad, Bad and Good will be  with you forever.

After a While the Pain will ease, and fond memories will take it's place.

There will Always be times to remind you,

songs you may hear, TV programmes, Favourite meals etc:

What you have to do is allow your Grief, Remember your Partner for the person you loved,and all the wonderful times shared together.

Think of this as a release from suffering.

How your Partner would feel if they knew how

prolonged your pain was.

Good times will come,allow yourself Happiness

Be the person your Partner Loved you as.

I Promise, you will in time Have far more Fond memories, than the ones you have right now!

   God Bless, and Good Luck.

Answer 7

I honestly can't tell you because I've never experienced the death of a spouse, but speaking from my own experience with the death of a loved one, being either a close friend or relative, no, that empty void was never filled for me, I try though as much as possible to fill it (the emptiness) with all the good memories I have of that person, but it still really hurts.  Time heals though and things will eventually get better. But you never forget the ones you love.