Do men go weird when you become a widow?

[CrinklyCraggy]

DH died last year.

I have a wide circle of friends through a hobby/interest. Lots of people who are often at the same events, but I don't really "know" iyswim.

One of them sent me a video of him and his dog today. Just out of the blue because they'd had a nice walk. I last spoke to him briefly at an event about 4 weeks ago, not about dogs.

I'm not even a dog person

There are other men I've suddenly started hearing from much more than I used to as well.

@100problems

I agree with the last two posters; is it really impossible they are just being nice people?

You seem a straightforward type yourself OP and able to smell trouble when and if you see it.

For what it's worth my best male friend is a widow. He's smashing and there's no chemistry between us. I go out with him, drop round and invite him to dinner because he's good fun and we have shared interests. Doesn't make me a chancer!

...and I, a widow, am best friend to a single man, and have been for years! Not so much a smigeon of chemistry has ever passed between us, and we're both happy where we are financially.

I was a young-ish (42) widow and never had any approaches that were untoward. I did have offers of help from friends' husbands but I think it was just all my married friends so shocked and appalled and imagining how hard it was for me and my little boys. I haven't dated at all in over 10 years, but I do wonder if I were to try online dating whether I would need to be wary of opportunists and how you can trust people are genuine. I guess I won't know unless I try!!

I am on a fb group for wives with DH with cancer, the number of supposed male friends of their DH who sadly died trying to suggest the widow needed comfort and they would be their but in a disgusting creepy sexual way horrified me.

My username refers to my exhusband and not my recent partner.
Not a widow but lost my partner of 3 years suddenly three months ago. I'd recently moved into a house on my own with two children prior to my partner passing away, I work in a mostly male environment and have had lots of offers of practical help but never once has it been untoward.