DJ, or Daniel, we share a common bond, we both have Our 1st names on the forum, there are a few others, but that makes us bonded.
The 1st thing is Loss, an empty place that something or someone use to take up in our minds, and daily routines, and it is real, what needs to happen now is to replace it, not easy at all, but it can and will happen if you let it and go through the motions of normal life long enough.
God is one example, a new woman is another, hard work can help, but you need something that mimics what you lost, or has as much importance in YOUR mind.
An empty place in your heart is hard to fill, I know, My mother passed early at 60, and I'm not over it yet, and that is 9 yrs ago.
My wife nearly died, and after recovery is not near the woman I had, but we move on, and ACCEPT, what happened, she is still here but not the same person, thank God, she survived, but We as a couple, are not the same. That was 4 yrs ago.
Long story short, Accept it, refill it, and move on.
God bless and as others here have told you, Don't replace with alcohol or drugs, that is easy and that is what I did, it don't work in the long run.
I do feel your pain, and don't hesitate to PM any of us.
Best to you my friend.
Benny
