Carl Barrett & Chad Boardman

After being widowed for nearly five years, Carl decided he was ready to embrace the idea of love again. Through a chance online encounter, he met Chad and immediately knew there was something special there. Carl’s belief that there not only could be- but should be- love after loss, combined with Chad’s mantra that everything in our lives- both good and bad- leads us to where we are, set the stage for an amazing relationship to grow. The journey to let love in again and the journey to understand a widow’s perspective takes time, which they both understood and welcomed. They’ve been together four years now and couldn’t be happier- with both their individual growth and their collective journey to forge a new life together.