I lost a loved one, myself. Though I'd... rather not get into that, it's all a part of the past that I'm trying to put behind me. Though I did love her. And she was beautiful and the joy of my life, and I died with her in my arms, I've got no recourse but to denounce those memories and creat new ones for myself.
I do agree - things are far less easy when you don't have another to control and dictate what your course of action is for the day. I myself am a man of habit, created a schedule for myself and to this day I operate by it. Things may have changed around me, but not my business, nor myself. And it's refreshing to know that people still need barbers in this day and age, where everything seems to be run by computers or machines. It apparently takes a human hand to understand the weight required to shave a face or cut hair.