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* Sarah and Hull's relationship is like this in ''[[Pale Rider]]''. Sarah's husband dies before the plot begins, but it's implied that she's the "loved her husband dearly" variety of widow.

* In ''[[Finding Neverland]]'', rumors of this arise as a result of all of the time that James Barrie spends with Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (a rather scandalous situation, considering that he is married). The reality is a platonic variation, and Sylvia's mother, Emma, is rather annoyed with James because his attentions are keeping this from legitimately happening to Sylvia.

* In ''[[Key Largo]]'', Frank with Nora, although it's mostly on her part. Frank is still dealing with the guilt of surviving the war where his friend - Nora's husband - hadn't.

* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Series 3 episodes ''Human Nature/Family of Blood,'' the humanized Doctor falls in love with a widowed nurse working at the school where he teaches. She remarks at some point that it's not fair how the world expects widows to just disappear after their husbands die.

* In the British thriller series ''[[The Last Enemy]]'', Stephen and his brother's widow, Yasim, fall in love. Things get a bit more complicated when it turns out that the {{spoiler|supposedly deceased brother was [[Faking the Dead]]}}.

* [[Garth Brooks]]'s "That Summer" is made of this trope. It tells the story of a young farmhand hired by a widow who then falls for him.

* The [[Great Big Sea]] song "Widow in the Window" is about a young bride who refuses to believe her husband died at sea, much to the disappointment of the narrator, who is in love with her.

* Gender-inverted in ''[[Something *Positive]]'' by Davan's parents. Fred was a widower who had lost his wife ''and'' son, which didn't stop Faye from falling in love with him. Despite harsh criticism from Fred's side of the family, Faye and Fred got married and had children of their own.