How would you feel if your significant other were gone?

Question

Can you please describe to me how you would feel if your husband or wife were taken away from you or were gone? I am doing a psychology paper on loss and the impact on others. Thank you very much for your help.

Answer 1

You should re-direct that question, to people who have lost a significant other.  I cannot tell you how that feels, but my mother can, she lost my dad after 41 years of marriage.  I can only say I think I would be lost.

Answer 2

I would be devastated. I think I would kill myself!

Answer 3

well I dont know if this counts but I will try to help. I have been with my husband over 5 years, we dated for about 4 and a half years before we finally got married, but we have lived together since about a month after meeting. It was the hardest time when were together about 3 years, his companies contract ended where we live and he had to work in another state for about 10 months and only got to come home twice. I cried every single day, I missed him so much, it was like losing my best friend even though we talked every single day, it hurt so much being without him, I never thought I would make it through, especially when I would cry with him on the phone, he would tell me it would be ok which made me cry even harder, and made him cry too, but we made it through(true love conquers all) I could never imagine my life without him, some peoples relationships get weaker, but our bond grew stronger =) we got married in March 6th the day before our 5 year anniversary and our 1st child is due in December!!! I hope my experience helps you!!! and I want to say that for the women whose husbands are overseas (military) They are very strong women, and I do not know how they do it

Answer 4

i would feel really horrible and upset. me and my husband get along so well and if he wasnt here i dont know what i would do. i would be lost without him. he is my life

Answer 5

I kinda of know how this feels. My husband was severly injured on his job. He left for work his normal self and when he came home from the hospital he was completely different. he couldnt hold a fork, glass or even a ball without dropping it. He cant go up or down stairs on his own. He cant sit or stand without help and he cant dress or bathe himself. He needs 24 hour care and has had severe personality changes because of this. So i can relate my own experiences on losing the man i knew and loved for 11 years. In his place is a new man i still love but hes very different. I miss the man he used to be with every part of my soul. I miss being able to cuddle and watch a movie or even just have him walk up and give me a hug. I will never again experience him allowing me to sleep late and waking me up in mid morning. And i miss the little things more than anything. Even though hes still here its a huge adjustment and effects everyone in our home and even extended family. My son mopes and is upset because his dad cant do "dad" thing anymore. My youngest daughter is constantly worried about how everything effects her dad and will avoid any ideas that could be hard for him. And my oldest does her damndest not to add any stress to the home. She has taken it to the point of where she wont ask for anything that might make put stress on someone else. She hides from others and has become introverted. They all have sleep issues and wake up needing reassurance that everyone is ok. My parents and brothers have stepped in and help with being male role models and showing attention to my kids. They help by attending events my husband cant attend. Its truly one of the most horrific slaps in the face fate can deal to any parent. i couldnt even imagine if he had died and wasnt atleast here to be a companion in the capacity he is now.

Answer 6

i havent loss one but i can only imagine a deep and devouring pain. especially if our love was one of those rare forever kind of loves. but i would be lost and i would want to die too. my heart would just die and i would not want to stop crying or move on. but i would eventually move on and live when i realize that i would have to live my life to the fullest and that my love would want me to move on. if my love loss me i would want them to eventually move on. whoa...

Answer 7

I would be absolutely devastated. I'd be lost without my husband.

Answer 8

my husband is deployed. so he is gone. kind of. however i have to deal with the thought that he is in danger and he might not come back.

with him gone i engross myself into doing things for him. like sending him boxes and pictures of his son. However if he dies. i wouldn't be able to do those things anymore.

I know for sure i would tell his 2 boys (pregnant now) about how he was a hero. he would live on in the stories i tell his children.