The shock of losing a partner, no matter the circumstance, is a wound that never fully heals. However, Lee Cripps and Anna-Cripps-Clark fell in love having crossed paths at a bereavement group.
When a husband or wife passes away, the struggle of dealing with your own grief and often that of heartbroken children is overwhelming, but should that spark the end of your romantic life? Once the dust settles, the desire to seek companionship again is hardly surprising.
However, how soon is too soon? It is often a question many people have faced. Just 7 per cent of widows find solace within a decade compared with 29 per cent of widowers.
