Suddenly Single

 ### Summary  In this heartfelt conversation, Pete and Alice explore the challenging journey of coping with the loss of a spouse and learning to live again while honoring past love. They emphasize the importance of accepting loss, embracing change, and gradually moving forward without guilt or pressure to “move on” in a conventional sense. Both share personal stories about how physical spaces—homes where memories were made—can either anchor grief or serve as catalysts for healing and growth. They discuss the critical process of learning to live alone and becoming comfortable with oneself after years of partnership, highlighting the significance of self-love and self-acceptance as foundational to forming healthy new relationships.  The dialogue touches on the complex emotional landscape of dating later in life, where one navigates not only personal healing but also relationships with adult children and new partners. They caution against rushing into relationships out of ne...

  https://youtu.be/UKOqSc98UK0?si=Kzd7UMOcq4T2Tf6w Okay, there folks um in podcast land. This is Pete and Alice. Hey Alice. Hi. And we're sharing our insights again, our experiences again. And um you know the topic today seems to be moving towards you know kind of coping with loss. And I don't I don't really want to say moving on, but in a way it is moving on, moving forward, putting the love that we had for our spouse and now the loss, kind of letting it mellow into part of our past where we we now see a future. I think that's it more than anything. I kind of start I'm startingto feel fortunate, happy, gratified. a lot of good things. I felt closer to people over this last year. I like what you said about accepting the loss and then moving forward. Yeah. And that's, you know, I was thinking back on my house in South Carolina and how much I'll always love it as my favorite house, right? But it didn't work for me for five years because of my personality. ...

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  [Music] And here we are. This is Pete and I have my lovely friend Alice on the other end. And we are going to share our wisdom of life. And today's topic is what heaven flow and sometimes Peter sometimes lack of wisdom. Oh my god. Well, lack of wisdom. Well, Alice, that might be the air of the flow then. You might have just hit the nail on the head. Well, or wisdom and lack of wisdom. That's a good one. Yeah. Wisdom and lack of That's great. There you go. Which one are you? Well, God. Oh my gosh. You know what's great? I'm happy with with myself when I'm either one. Now, when I was young, I always wanted to be the wisdom side, but now that I'm older, I like being the lack of wisdom. There you go. I just like to be flighty and funny and happy and goofy and not worrying about being wise, you know, right? being yourself and being happy with yourself. I you know, Alice, it's truly a huge accomplishment to be happy with yourself. I I take this from watching...