On reading your posts Angela, it sounds like you have many more friends than I, as TBH I don't have any, acquaintances yes, but not what I call friends, never needed any, my wife was my best friend, though I have kept in touch with a few long distance friends I've known for decades mainly over the phone as most live outside the UK now.
So that's one area I need to expand on, and because I like eating out and have 8 or 9 breaks away from home each year as indeed my wife and I have always done since I retired, I suppose it would be nice to develop some friendship, and socialise more. No-one can replace my wife so that's not going to happen, but the odd meal or day out with a friend would be nice, exchange the odd banter over a nice meal, it would be nice to have a friend occupying that passenger seat occasionally, maybe even holidays....who knows.
As I posted in another topic, in say 2 years time, assuming I'm still here, would I still want to be moping around all day at home living in the past, and crying when I think about my wife, and thinking about what might have been, I suppose the answer to that has to be no...I don't, I hope by then I can talk and think about my dear wife without the river of tears, but you will never forget your partner, and AIS that will NEVER happen, you cannot just wipe out 49yrs of marriage at a stroke, like some hospital doctors and other people think you can.