r/widowers
43k members
r/widowers is a subreddit with 43k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses grief, loneliness, loss, struggle, and emotions, and they frequently recommend/review book and gift ideas.
A place for anyone who has lost a companion to share and heal. Please see below for helpful posts, related subreddits and community guidelines.
Popular Themes in r/widowers
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’m lost."
18 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Wife passed away three years, I have a great support system, but several people always try to push therapy on me. I have no interest in it. Am I wrong? Any other widowers not involving therapists in their lives."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/widowers
#1
Grief
: "Love vs Grief. Pleasure vs Happiness"
154 posts
#2
Loneliness
: "My pain isn’t taken seriously"
53 posts
#3
Loss
: "Dating after wife died, now cancer"
49 posts
#4
Struggle
: "My pain isn’t taken seriously"
44 posts
#5
Emotions
: "My pain isn’t taken seriously"
25 posts
#6
Death
: "He died, then I found out about his multiple infidelities"
22 posts
#7
Memories
: "The sadistic brain - it just loves flashing Memories out of nowhere."
19 posts
#8
Support
: "Not The Journey I Wanted"
17 posts
#9
Widow
: "A Widow as a Muslim"
17 posts
#10
Time
: "Eve of my birthday, the first without him. Holy crap I don’t want to…wee bit of a vent"
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/widowers
Book
6 reviews
#1
Ginsburg
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jerusha Mccormack
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Megan Devine
4.0★ from 1 review
Gift Ideas
1 review
#1
Ring Camera
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/widowers
Yearly
+9k members(25.2%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026