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Thanks For Asking

Out of The Void, Into The Dating Pool

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.713.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we get an update from widower David Cherson. This is the first part of a two-part series called Life of a Lonely Widower. For Life of a Lonely Widower (Part 2) and other full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi guys, it's Nora. If you like what we've done here on Terrible Thanks for asking, you might

0:06.3

want to check out our YouTube channel. We have two new videos going up every week over at

0:12.9

YouTube.com slash at feelings, A-N-D, co. That's feelings and co. There's a link to it in our show description. So see over

0:23.1

on YouTube if that's what you're into. What a sales gal I am. Um, how are you? Most of us say

0:34.0

fine or good, but obviously it's not always fine, and sometimes it's not even that good.

0:41.2

This is a podcast that gives people the space to be honest about how they really feel.

0:47.1

It's a place to talk about life, the good, the bad, the awkward, the complicated.

0:53.9

I'm Nora McEnnerney, and this is thanks for asking.

1:02.9

Imagine for a moment, just a moment, that you're married for 40 years to the love of your life.

1:10.2

She dies and you have to figure out how to live without her.

1:13.2

Now imagine that you call me and I try to hook you up with my mom for a long distance relationship.

1:19.2

That's what happened with today's caller. His name is David. You might remember him from our episode

1:23.9

called The Void where he walks us through his very, very, very fresh grief.

1:29.8

The last time we heard from David, his wife, Marion, had been dead for not even a year,

1:34.9

and he was describing living without her.

1:38.1

In this call, we catch up with David.

1:40.0

We talk about what it's like to date when you're over 60 and a widow.

1:46.0

And yeah, I try to get him to at least email my mom. Hi, David. It's Nora Mcnerney. Well, Laura Mcnerney.

1:54.3

Well, Laura, a long time out here. I know. I'm doing okay. Sorry, I was having some technical

1:59.2

difficulties. It was a challenge to make a phone call today. That was this morning's challenge for me.

2:06.8

Okay. I'm a little confused. You live around in Phoenix, right? I do. Yeah.

2:12.5

Okay. But you're still using the Minneapolis number? Yeah, once I get a phone number,

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