People who drink alone after losing a spouse may not be choosing alcohol over healing. They may be reaching for one ritual that still gives the day a shape.

A woman with red hair sits by a window, deep in thought, conveying emotion and reflection.

There's a moment that nobody talks about when someone loses a spouse. It doesn't come at the funeral. It doesn't come when the sympathy cards stop arriving. It comes at around 5:30 in the evenin...