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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Question: Does this also happen with war widows? I know I heard of it before in high school, but I just want to know for sure.
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The special on MSNBC/CNBC mentioned that the same thing happens to war widows because the killed soldier's friend felt an obligation to the widow -- needing to take care of her and her family -- filling some kind of void or something. The special made note of the fact that the reason it was not covered as widely as this situation is because this situation is being heavily documented; they are closely following the lives of the survivors and all of those affiliated with the families of those who lost loved ones (especially those in the fire department) and it must look like something interesting to cover since those who stepped away from their families to take care of other families actually stayed with the families they wanted to take care of in alarming numbers.