In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a 73-year-old widower with questions about how to spend their money and remaining years.

Dear Abby: I am a senior woman and have been in a relationship for five months with a widower. His wife died three years ago. He calls me every night, and we see each other three to four times a week.

DEAR ABBY: I am a senior woman and have been in a relationship for five months with a widower. His wife died three years ago. He calls me every night, and we see each other three to four times a week.

The Senior Connection Speakers Bureau will present “Financial Confidence for Widows/Widowers” 11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at ...

Widowers' membership in their established religions was instrumental in the widowers' coping with their wives' deaths. Membership, understanding of, and faith in stated doctrines provided hope.