I can only base what he is feeling on my observations of others that have lost partners . The overwhelming emptiness must be horrific . To not have your confidante , your sounding board , your biggest supporter , right there by your side . It is something I do n't know how well I could handle .

Question: What likely happened to the person whom the speaker is referring to ?
Answer: None of the above choices .Unfortunately , their partner died , and they are beyond themselvesTheir partner got divorced because they decided to do drugs insteadTheir partner ended up marrying someone else , abandoning them