I worked in a retirement home and sometimes witnessed the inverse: a husband or wife dies (more often a husband) and the surviving spouse feels liberated and re

I worked in a retirement home and sometimes witnessed the inverse: a husband or wife dies (more often a husband) and the surviving spouse feels liberated and rejuvenated as if decades of weight have been lifted, and they spring to life making new friends and appear generally more happy and healthy. It’s still a processes — there’s a period of grief and adjustment but I’ve seen it happen a few times.