My fiance died last year and I'm depressed as others around me are getting engaged or married

Sorry for your loss. Please don't believe that love has an expiration date. My DH and I are both in our 40s and are so happy to have found each other after our first marriages didn't work out. Love has no expiration date nor an age limit.

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If I didn't have a disability I would believe that there isn't an expiration date. I'm still grieving over not marrying earlier and having kids. I wanted kids, but I accepted that with my disability it would be best not to have kids. I'm still grieving over a lot.

I do know your pain I feel it every second of every day I lost my fiance last month our wedding was to be next weekend I too am older 51 and disabled and I'm not looking for another love I lost my first husband 7 years ago then I found my soulmate my first love again after 32 years apart God gave us 5 wonderful years together and know all i can do is wait here til I see him again

I couldn't even imagine how you are feeling. My heart breaks for you. One of the worst things about grief is that there is no finite end- it comes in ebbs and flows.

I would say prayer (if you are inclined), therapy, journaling, and finding a hobby are good places to start. One thing that helped me (in an unrelated matter) was just focusing on personal goals each month towards self-improvement and self-care. You can also create something that acknowledges the grief. Sometimes this expression helps materialize what we have in our mind and can be cathartic. Here is one of mine: