The Myth of the Widow's White Knight

Beware the man who only wants to save himself

I’m Every Woman, Now Please Rescue Me

One of the most perilous aspects of the widow experience is the archetypal shift not from married woman to widowed woman but into the damsel role. Even the strongest of women, as the darkness of her new life weighs heavy on her resolve, will want to just be rescued.

Romantic fantasy is seductive, and we buy into it (l…