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My friend and mentor who is a good 20+ years older than me, late 50s early 60s, has recently started dating her best friend's husband.

Bestie has been dead for a few years. Her and hubbie found comfort in each other during the grieving process, also were friends while bestie was alive, so that checks out.

Now they are in a relationship. She lives in LA and he is in Sweeden so they have been flying back and forth. But its been tough with the pandemic and they are considering relocating to be closer together.

I am happy for her happiness but also a bit weirded out. Idk if I could be fucking my dead besties hubbie and not think of her. I guess never say never but I could never. Maybe I'll eat my words if I have to date in my 60s and the pickings are slim. Idk.
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He is a widower and a person she has got to know over the years. I also know a man in his 60s who married the widow of his best friend....

There is respect, compassion, shared memories....what's not to like it? Love making.....? That's none of any Karen's business. And certainly not that of a dead person, who probably died hoping that their partner will carry on living and be happy.

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I think it’s comforting. Both of them can talk fondly about the person with understanding and not jealousy. She loved both of them, so they probably are like minded and compatible.

I wouldn’t have an issue with it at all. Especially in old age, if they both needed and wanted comfort.

I would want my companion to find happiness in a best friend of mine, if they chose to.

I wouldn’t want to do it. But I don’t care about my spouse doing it.
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Posted by saggurl88

I think it’s comforting. Both of them can talk fondly about the person with understanding and not jealousy. She loved both of them, so they probably are like minded and compatible.

I wouldn’t have an issue with it at all. Especially in old age, if they both needed and wanted comfort.

I would want my companion to find happiness in a best friend of mine, if they chose to.

I wouldn’t want to do it. But I don’t care about my spouse doing it.


Ooof 😅

The way my mind works I’d be turning over in my grave wondering if y’all were just bidding time until I croaked to fuck. Or was this an affair going on while I was still alive.

And was the circumstances around my death suspicious and/or an life insurance policy cashed in? Cause look close to home to solve that mystery.
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When my 2nd husband's mother was dying her friends were circling her boyfriend like vultures to the point they made me sick. I would stay with her until her bf got off work at 10 PM. Her best friend kept telling me to "go home to your husband because you're a newlywed and I'll stay and wait until Herb comes over." Well 8 months after my MIL passed we received an invitation from the best friend and Herb to their wedding. Of course we didn't go.
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Posted by LadyNeptune
Posted by saggurl88

I think it’s comforting. Both of them can talk fondly about the person with understanding and not jealousy. She loved both of them, so they probably are like minded and compatible.

I wouldn’t have an issue with it at all. Especially in old age, if they both needed and wanted comfort.

I would want my companion to find happiness in a best friend of mine, if they chose to.

I wouldn’t want to do it. But I don’t care about my spouse doing it.

Ooof 😅

The way my mind works I’d be turning over in my grave wondering if y’all were just bidding time until I croaked to fuck. Or was this an affair going on while I was still alive.

And was the circumstances around my death suspicious and/or an life insurance policy cashed in? Cause look close to home to solve that mystery.
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Hahahaha. As long as I’m dead and buried. I don’t give a shit what’s happening on the other side of the dirt. Just let me Rest In Peace ✌️ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You didn’t say anything about suspicious circumstances though 👀

Don’t make me come back and haunt someone. 👻 Did I meantion disturbing my peace? 😝
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date your dead besties hubbie??

No 🤢🤮…

But funnily enough, I just heard about this happening a few days ago.

My friends dad married the best friend of his dead wife. Apparently because she requested it and he and the friend did it in her honor.

It was so weird. I couldn’t not get passed how weird it all sounded to me.
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Yeah its weird to me too. Like I guess I could understand why bestie and spouse would seek comfort in each other after such a loss. But how that turns into a romantic relationship is wild.

The running theme is you'd want your bestie to "take good care of him" because I guess older dudes can't wipe their ass without a woman around.

Idk I'm from a different generation. We are all self-sufficient.
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Posted by DonnaLibra

When my 2nd husband's mother was dying her friends were circling her boyfriend like vultures to the point they made me sick. I would stay with her until her bf got off work at 10 PM. Her best friend kept telling me to "go home to your husband because you're a newlywed and I'll stay and wait until Herb comes over." Well 8 months after my MIL passed we received an invitation from the best friend and Herb to their wedding. Of course we didn't go.


Seems on brand for an Herb tbh.
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As long as it develops organically. Say we always got along and he was always respectful, never made any moves while I was with my husband or anything like that. If it’s something that forms out of friendship after the fact, then so be it I guess.

My ex’s parents were married and then divorced. She then married his best friend and best man at their wedding, with the ex’s blessing of course—he was done with her ass so he didn’t care! The men remained friends even after she divorced the best friend as well years later.
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When my 2nd husband's mother was dying her friends were circling her boyfriend like vultures to the point they made me sick. I would stay with her until her bf got off work at 10 PM. Her best friend kept telling me to "go home to your husband because you're a newlywed and I'll stay and wait until Herb comes over." Well 8 months after my MIL passed we received an invitation from the best friend and Herb to their wedding. Of course we didn't go.

Seems on brand for an Herb tbh.
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LOL, yeah I once dated a Scorpio named Herbie who was a complete DOG!