Christine Baumgartner, a widow and professional dating and relationship coach provides an ongoing blog addressing the needs of widowers and their families as they try to adjust to the challenges of entering new relationships. Visit her blog at ThePerfectCatch.com and and read her bio here.
November 20, 2018
I’m grateful to be writing to widowers with my thoughts on grieving and on dating after loss. My experience is personal (I was widowed six years ago) and professional (my coaching practice includes widows and widowers). What was grieving like to me I don’t think anyone could have prepared me
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November 27, 2018
Are you ready to start dating? It’s very important to take your time while grieving. Ultimately, no one else can tell you when you’re ready to date. There isn’t anything linear about grieving… everyone goes at their own pace. It’s a challenging journey filled with lots of ups and downs,
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December 4, 2018
My last post talked about “How to know if you’re ready to start dating”. If you think you might be ready to start meeting women (and maybe even dive into the dating world), today’s post is for you. Ideas for you to start dating Let’s talk
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December 11, 2018
As the holidays approach, I start hearing from folks in my widowhood community. They talk about the variety of feelings holidays are bringing up for them. Holidays were always ‘her thing’ A widower, with sadness and confusion in his voice, tells me that the holidays were
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December 18, 2018
Last week I talked about the holiday season and widowhood: About the widower who says with tears in his eyes, “Christmas was always her thing”. About the grieving widow who tells me “he was such a big part of
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January 2, 2019
When widowers start to enter the dating world, they may find themselves lacking self-confidence and wondering: “Can a new woman love me as much as my late wife did?” They have a hard time imagining that they could find someone who would love
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January 8, 2019
You’ve met a woman and you really like her. You think there’s potential for a new happy future with her. You introduce her to your kids, hoping they’ll be happy for you. But they’re not. What now? First of all, let me say, you’ve got lots
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January 15, 2019
Let’s talk a little about your conversations with the women in your life. These could be daughters, daughters-in-law, mother, aunts, female colleagues – generally any women you come into contact with during your day. Do some of these women regularly claim that you’re “not listening” or
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January 22, 2019
Additional ways to show the women in your life you care about them. Last week I wrote about ways to improve listening skills between men and women. I’d like to continue in that vein by talking about other ways you can connect with those you care
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January 29, 2019
Last week, I talked about Gary Chapman’s book, “The 5 Love Languages “. Today, I’d like to include an example from my own life. Before starting though, let’s review the languages: Acts of service – doing something for
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