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Widowhood in America. Widow Facts 2025

Terry, Army Vet & Caregiver Episode 38

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HOW do we know being a man married to a wife is MUCH harder than being a wife married to a man? Listen today, as Terry shares facts about widowhood in America. There are 14M widows in USA, and 3.5M widowers (man whose wife has died), with 50,000 new widows added each month. Avg age of widow is much younger than you think--59YOA (which means most are hot!), but economic impact of death of husband is huge upon widows. The Widowhood Effect is true. But 3 Myths continue to circulate about widows, which are not. And, No culture of world celebrates widowhood. In most places a stigma attaches to the widowed wife she never loses. Please join us on an interesting survey of facts of widowhood. 

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