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Navigating the crazy world of dating after my wife's death

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Geraint John , 43 , lost his wife to pancreatic cancer two-and-a-half years ago .

He had not been on a date in 20 years and found the experience of online dating "degrading but funny" One date threw a drink over him and another threw a wine over him.

Deb, the mother of his three children, died in September the following year at 43 .

Geraint said he had accepted Deb was not coming back and was learning to live with his grief.

He believes his loss has left him an angrier, highly anxious if more empathetic version of himself.

He said he tried to avoid Mother's Day but on the anniversary of her death hosts a memorial event each year .

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English

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