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The objective of this article is to answer the question what the life situation of widowed seniors is like. The basis of the paper is depiction of life situation of widows and widowers at the senior age with an emphasis on clarifying their problems and coping abilities and on defining the demands and expectations by their milieu. The article further deals with social support which can help widowers and widows in adapting to the death of their life partner. The terms are given here based on available literature.