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Whose life is it anyway?

(20 Posts)
greenmossgiel Thu 12-Apr-12 22:58:35

Like it, specki4eyes!! grin

absentgrana Thu 12-Apr-12 22:35:09

You can't help wondering if there would be this tiresome speculation and comment about widowers. I hope both young women and other young widows find a happy and fulfilled future - with a new relationship/partner/husband if that is what they want.

specki4eyes Thu 12-Apr-12 22:17:27

Guess how ER makes toast .. she breathes on it! grin

mrshat Thu 12-Apr-12 22:16:18

Why can't folk (the media) just let other folk be happy and live their lives as they wish? Best of luck to the two young widows and hopefully we will read no more about them from now on! sunshine

Anagram Thu 12-Apr-12 19:00:08

I agree, johanna. Of course they both deserve happiness, but human nature being what it is, they were always going to be criticised by some just for being in the news and not just going away quietly.

johanna Thu 12-Apr-12 18:56:42

Did not read the ER article because I can't stand the woman.
However, maybe it was not too diplomatic a choice of Mrs. Schmid to sell herself to the Hello Magazine.

With regard to Kirian Curley, once you go to court, ( another brave choice )
Your affairs become public.

And flowers to [GA]

greenmossgiel Thu 12-Apr-12 18:23:43

....and, glammanana, these young women have suffered so badly, haven't they. The narrow-mindedness of people in the media, such as ER, sum up the smallness of their own worlds.
I wish all of these young people the very best of love and luck in their lives. They deserve the very best.

glammanana Thu 12-Apr-12 17:54:18

What right has ER to comment on anyones life lets these women get on with their lives after so much heartache and distress surely she must understand how they feel after loosing a loved one.The reporting of the private life of these women are a total invasion of their privacy and should not be allowed under any circumstances.If they where Mrs Bloggs from down the road no one would be interested it is only the fact they stood up to be counted on behalf of their brave late husbands that this has been brought into the media.

Grannylin Thu 12-Apr-12 17:25:29

Can't think of anything nicer after so much tragedy.

kittylester Thu 12-Apr-12 17:23:14

Agree with everything above. All the best to anyone who finds love second time around.

Pennysue Thu 12-Apr-12 17:21:15

As said previously - what business is it of the press, commentators or us.

Good luck to the "girls" if they have found another love - shows how much they loved before.

GoldenGran Thu 12-Apr-12 15:47:26

(((hugs))) to you and yours ga

PRINTMISS Thu 12-Apr-12 15:46:28

Isn't strange how some people can't let other people be happy? And we all seem to agree that how we live our lives, provided it is within the law and not hurting anyone else, we are entitled to find what happiness we can. I believe the expression is 'live and let live', so let's just ignore the press and wish those who make another life for themselves after any tragedy, the best of what life has to offer.

grannyactivist Thu 12-Apr-12 15:45:36

Can't say anything publicly about this situation for obvious reasons - but Gransnetters, you're wonderful!

nanachrissy Thu 12-Apr-12 15:13:12

It's human nature to seek comfort and solace with someone who knows the one who's been lost.
Everyone is different and there but for the grace of God etc....

Carol Thu 12-Apr-12 15:10:27

Yes, leave these brave women alone. It's a compliment to the relationship she had with her husband that Christina is able to move on and find happiness again - she obviously had a great relationship to want to find someone as special again. Esther Rantzen has struggled with her own issues when she lost her husband, but there's no need for her to try to resolve her own feelings by examining those of others.

susiecb Thu 12-Apr-12 14:21:22

when did ER ever saying anything worth hearing? Even the Childline stuff wasn't her own work.

GoldenGran Thu 12-Apr-12 13:32:28

I agree, Esther Rantzen should be ashamed of herself, let them get on with their lives and have a bit of privacy.

glassortwo Thu 12-Apr-12 13:14:30

I totally agree with you grace !!!!

Just give these women some space to live there lives as they choose, and in peace angry

gracesmum Thu 12-Apr-12 13:09:11

So, war widow, Christina Schmid has a new man in her life. Good for her - I imagine her late husband would have been the last person to see her pining away and being lonely. It doesn't mean she loves him and his memory any less. So what business does self-appointed "widowhood expert" Esther Rantzen have to write a full page article in yesterday's Telegraph entitled "We mustn't judge widows such as Christina Schmid"?
I wasn't aware that I, or anybodyelse, was.
And now the front page of same (I thought responsible) publication, (huh) features brave young Kirianne Curley. What business is it of anybody? To me this is a total invasion of privacy and there will be more than one GNetter, I hope, who agrees with me.angry