The Hilarities of Widowhood

This book was borne one day when I had a coffee with my girlfriends. I am a widow (unfortunately) and after a period of time I decided I want to find someone to share life with. My girlfriends wanted an update on my "hunt". There was nothing exciting to report but for one guy who was a nut job. I found conversation with him funny, and I conveyed it to my girlfriends in details. After they stopped laughing, they said: you must write it down. And I did.This book is not a memoir. It is a fiction. I hope it will brighten your day. Naturally, I got some inspiration from my own experiences. A widow's life can be sad and hilarious at the same time as she enters the world she is not prepared for.One day you feel you have everything: a loving husband and a comfortable life. And then Gods laugh and it all disappears in a blink of an eye. "It used to be easier. Dating was fun. You go into the room shining with your twenty something glory and they are all at your fit. Choose the most handsome and most intelligent and you are done. Not so fast. First, I have to remember that most guys nowadays are usually accompanied by wives. Walking into the room shining with my fifty something glory, discreetly checking for wedding rings. This one. And who is that? A girlfriend? How sweet...I found you You are so intelligent, and cultural and interesting... Sorry, your wife? Hello Jim. How are you? You are such a charming couple. Shit I forgot about gay man. Can I persuade him to change the team?No, I do not want to stay single. The question is where is the best place to find the right guy? Do you know anyone? And is everyone happily married? Are you absolutely sure? Cemetery? Should I start preying on unsuspected widowers at their wife's graves? No, not at a bar. My mother taught me not to talk to strangers on the streets. One never knows what kind of background they are coming from. Internet? How different it is from stopping a random guy on the street? A profile... "