PremiumOpinionOpinion byHannah McQueenNZ Herald·11 Aug, 2026 08:00 PM8 mins to readIt is often men who struggle most with the social fallout when a partner dies. Photo / Getty ImagesIt is often men who struggle most with the social fallout when a partner dies. Photo / Getty ImagesSwiping right at 70: the untidy, terrifying and occasionally delightful truth about falling in love again.

When my gran died without warning, my grandad became lonely almost overnight. One day he was half of something that had lasted almost 60 years. The next he was standing in a kitchen