DEAR SURVIVOR: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your fiance. You may need to talk with a therapist or join a grief support group to help you with the trauma of his death. Once you have done that, start socializing. If you open yourself to new relationships, you may meet someone with whom you are also comfortable and can trust.

I met the man of my dreams when I was 30. Then he died from an heart attack. Six years later, I still relive that day and cannot get past the pain. How do I move on?

I am 36 years old. When I was 30, I was engaged to a man who was 50. He was the only man I have ever been deeply in love with. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack, and I am still traumatized. I often relive that day in my mind.

After that loss, I don’t see how anyone can ever compare to that. We were so comfortable with each other. He was gone too soon, and I cannot get past the pain. How do I move on, or will I ever? — SAD SURVIVOR IN MICHIGAN DEAR SURVIVOR: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your fiance.