<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-4409" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg" alt="" width="265" height="190" /></a>Several people have mentioned that the frequency of my posts has declined over the past month or two and the reason for this is that my life has entered a new phase.

Those who have followed me through my grief know that it's been a struggle but I think I've managed it quite well (with the support of friends and counselling) or as well as anyone can when they lose the one they have loved deeply for over 45 years.

We only live once, this isn't a dress rehearsal, so a couple of months ago I decided it was time to move on and started online dating. I'm not going to go into details about my experiences however I will say that after 16 months of being alone and having carved out a life that I was reasonably happy with I now find it quite chaotic to be dating and having a "stranger" in my life.