Sheryl Sandberg is speaking out in defense of Amanda Kloots, who recently revealed shes begun dating again more than a year after the death of her husband due to COVID-19.
The Facebook chief operating officer spoke on the People Every Day podcast this week and shared that she and Kloots, who lost husband Nick Cordero last year due to complications from COVID-19, have bonded over both becoming widows.
Sandberg, who lost her husband Dave Goldberg in 2015, noted that its a terrible club to be in and stressed that those who have lost spouses often feel like were going to be alone forever.
When you get married, when you make a commitment to a partner, you look out into the future and you think youre going to be with that person. And then when that person is taken from you, whether its long and slow or suddenly, that fear goes on, she said.
She went on to say that after you lose a spouse, the topic of dating is very hard and encouraged Kloots to be open to dating.
Kloots recently shared on an episode of The Talk that shes begun dating again at 39 years old and received an onslaught of backlash because some argued it was too soon after Corderos death in July 2020.
We need encouragement. And it wont shock you to know that we judge women more harshly for dating after death than we judge men, emphasized Sandberg, before sharing an anecdote from her own experience.
Sandberg said her brother sent an email, which was apparently meant for her sister, that said: Its time for us to talk to Sheryl about dating. She needs to know shes not going to be alone forever. And she needs to know its OK.
The 51-year-old said it was months after her husband had died and that it made her realize the love he had.
My brother was the first person. He sat me down. He said, If you are a man, you would start dating now, she said.
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