"Is There Room for Both Loves?": The Experience of Couplehood Among Women Living With a Widower With Young Children.

Very few studies to date have explored the couplehood relationship in blended families with young children created after widowhood. This study sought to add to our knowledge of this issue by examining the couplehood experience of women who started a family with a widower with young children, with no children of their own. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 Israeli women aged 32-78 years.