Patrick Swayze's Widow: Why I Stopped Wearing My Wedding Ring
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 @ 04:00PM
Lisa Niemi Swayze, the widow of the late Patrick Swayze, opened up on her decision to remove her wedding more than two years after the Dirty Dancing star's September 2009 death, in an interview with New York Live on Tuesday.
"About a year ago or eight months ago, all of a sudden, I had this bizarre thought and it didn't really make sense to me, but I had a moment when I went, 'You know what this ring says? I'm married to his physical form,'" said Niemi Swayze, who was married to the Point Break star for 34 years. "And actually my connection to him, since he has been gone, has been much deeper than that.
"And I felt like in a way, for me personally, wearing the ring was lying about the depth of our relationship."
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She added that while her relationship with the Ghost star wasn't always idyllic -- she briefly moved out in 2003 while he battled drinking problems -- that she "would be with Patrick a million times over if I could -- warts and all."
The well-remembered actor died September 14, 2009 at 57 from pancreatic cancer.
Niemi Swayze's new book, Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving Forward, is in stores now.
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Good for her. It's been 2 years. That's about how long it takes most to grieve the death of a beloved spouse. I wish her happiness for the future. Tuck the ring away someplace special, Lisa. It's there if you need to see or touch it.
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 6:24pm
What a lovely woman - if I were a guy, I'd be after her in a minute.
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 4:57pm
Poor lady. I know what she means, but it's sad too because it keeps her from meeting someone new. But I guess she isn't ready yet -2 years isn't very long.
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Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 8:12pm
Patrick and Lisa were one of the last true love stories in hollywood so I find it odd that she would stop wearing her wedding ring when other recent hollywood widows still wear theirs
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 2:45pm
She's not a recent widow. He's been gone 2 years now. She can't just stay in mourning the rest of her life, it isn't healthy.
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:12pm
She seems to be saying that the ring implies that her love was limited to just his physical presence but she loved him so much deeper than that. Thus, the ring doesn't express the true depth of her love.
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:10pm
She is still honoring her husband even with him being gone and he would be so proud of her...this is a person of worth and she shows it.
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 2:33pm
shes not into toy boys and she was married to one man and didnt run out to find another..she doesnt look bizarre from plastic surgury either..and her husband adored her...yes she is a delightful change from the usual story here
Posted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 2:20pm