It's been a pretty difficult year so far.  My wife passed away in April and I'm still pretty lost.  I never thought I'd end up a widow.  Have you ever been married?
No but I am engaged. Im sorry to hear about that are you getting treatment to help you treatments varies but it helps.
That's true, treatment and talking to people helps.  It's nice to know that people are out there who are compassionate enough to listen.  How long have you been engaged for?
for about a year now. I remember one time hearing the term for widowhood could be for either gender.
That's true.  I can see that being factual due to both genders being able to have lost someone.  It's pretty hard to go through.  I hope that you never have to experience the pain.
same but women generally outlive men so their is always that possibility 
That's true.  Interesting fact to hear but didn't work out that way in my case.  I hope that I am able to find another partner again soon.
economic independence. A woman would carry on her spouse's business and be accorded certain rights, such as entering guilds. More recently, widows of political figures have been among the first women elected to high office in many countries, such as Corazón Aquino or Isabel Martínez de Perón.
In 19th-century Britain, widows had greater opportunity for social mobility than in many other societies. Along with the ability to ascend socio-economically, widows—who were "presumably celibate"—were much more able (and likely) to challenge
and had no problems with its use in Winnipeg.
"We've been training on [artificial] turf pretty much all year so I think we're kind of used to it in that way ... I think grass or turf you can still pull up sore after a game so it's definitely about getting the recovery in and getting it right", Foord said.
The 2012 Women's World Player of the Year, Abby Wambach, noted "The men would strike, playing on artificial turf."
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