Recent comments in /f/UpliftingNews

SharrasFlame t1_jcb3yiu wrote

My dad became a widower in summer 2020, shortly before his 80s birthday. He was in such deep grief (they were married for over 50 years)... Late last year, he hooked up with a nice lady of similar age (and through online dating!), now she moved in with him.

In other words: Hang in there, there may still be someone for you.

Or who knows, as time passes, you may find happiness without a partner as well. The grief will pass. Slowly, and in waves, but eventually they'll get smaller and smaller.

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CentiPetra t1_jcb23nc wrote

Why is every single story posted in this subreddit actually depressing, and then has some very minor redemption that in no way makes the original circumstance actually any less horrible?

Why can't, for once, we have an uplifting news story that is actually uplifting?

It's always something like, "Six year old born without arms, legs, or eyes who was abandoned in a dumpster behind an Applebees receives over a dozen stuffed teddy bears by the first responders who found him"

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ghostarmadillo t1_jcayx9m wrote

Good on you Noelene! I'm 50 and just joined a gym for the first time in my life and am seeing amazing results. Able to get around much easier, jump up out of chairs, weird pains almost gone, I feel 20 years younger and it's only been 4 months of daily strength training. I may be more wrinklier than I was 20 years ago but I was a lot fatter and sicker then, excited to see what the next 4 months can bring if I can keep at it. Been overweight and unhealthy most my life, there's a chance the last part could be the best, then again with my luck right after I hit my ideal weight in 6 months, I'll stroke out.

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