Merry widows? How attitudes to bereaved women have changed

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1. i went to india about 10 yrs ago. saw a sati happening.

looked like a huge party/procession, so we asked the guide about it. he- it's sati. it's banned, but it still happens.

i think divorced women are even more invisible these days. when i divorced after 30 yrs, not one of my sisters expressed any sympathy. maybe if he had been cheating or something, they would have. that i spent 30 yrs w a miserable human who didnt rly know what love was, well, i walked away w money. and i started the walking. so i cant cry.

all just makes me more of a witch, and apparently nobody loves a witch.