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Topic: Widows

Women Opt for Singlehood

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Loved-starved widows, if they ever really existed outside of sitcoms, have gone the way of June Cleaver, according to this New York Times article. They may grieve the deaths of beloved spouses and some will never recover, yet studies show that the vast majority of older widows seem to enjoy being single, joining the larger group of unattached women aging as singles.