General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

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.