Astrid Joosten in love about the loss of a husband: ‘The grief is gone’

Astrid met Rob at a conference she presented. He noticed her when he walked in, and it was mutual: “During that conference I saw him look at me a few times from the corner of my eye. I got a little confused about it and thought: what is this?” Afterwards he spoke to her and they continued to talk for a while. “At the farewell, he said with a meaningful look that he had enjoyed meeting me. Then I was sure he was flirting with me.”

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The next morning the presenter received a message via LinkedIn, during their first date they could not stop talking and the rest is history. “I now know that there are several great loves. I am so lucky to be able to experience this great feeling again. It is fantastic to be able to be so intense with someone again. That I would experience that love again, no, I had that. never expected.”

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After the death of her husband Willem in 2012, Astrid was alone for a long time. She found dating as a celebrity difficult ‘because you do not know whether they want a date with you, because you are nice or because you are famous’. Does she still often think about Willem? “No. It has been eight and a half years since he passed away. Of course he has a place in my heart, but he no longer exists. If he could return from heaven for a day now, he wouldn’t know what. he sees. I am in such a different phase of my life and the life that I now lead, he does not know. It is over. It is behind me. live in the now. I have always done that, by the way. I think it is healthy too. You should not linger. “

You read the entire interview with Astrid in the new one Beautiful world.

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Astrid and Paul de Leeuw have recently formed a duo on Friday evening On 1. You can see how their collaboration came about in the video below:

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