What are we coming to

Been an observer and reader for a while but had to comment on this.
Scottish Widows part of Lloyds Banking group have issued a directive to staff not use status of Widow or Widower but to refer instead to someone as separated.
After fifty plus years of marriage I am a widower and whilst my wife is no longer with me in no way are we separated she will stay with me in cherished memories. I for one resent this modernistic so called protocol.

Wigman ,whoever thought that up must be so bored with life..I’m a widow but no way am I separated from my hubby,. His spirit will always be with me.

I agree that is stupid and misleading, because if you say that you are 'separated' from your wife, that implies that you had a fall out and got divorced, and what is wrong with Widow or Widower a Widow is a female who's husband has passed away, a Widower a man who's wife has passed away, if someone is explaining a situation to someone else, and they say "I am a Widower" that one word explains a lot, if you said you were separated from your wife, then that could lead to awkward questions.

"ring - ring", "ring - ring", "ring - ring",

"good morning, thank you for calling Scottish Separateds Life Assurance, how may I help you today"?

Hmmmmmmm.!

Tonker

Good point, that word is in their name.

Now,that's how stupid it sounds...it reminds me of the time the top senior Nursing Officer came onto our ward and said that we had to start calling our patients by the term of Mrs ??? and Mr ???,she wasn't there but should have been when as we told the first patient her reply was.."Tell her to bugger off."..I'm .Nellie...always was and always will be.

They're separated from reality!

I once saw a baby in neutral colours(white) and made the mistake of calling the child by the wrong sex and got told off by the mother. I replied in future all babies would be called "IT"