Bob Saget's widow Kelly Rizzo says his sudden death changed how she loves new boyfriend

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Kelly Rizzo, widow of comedian Bob Saget who died in January 2022, discusses her approach to new relationships with boyfriend Breckin Meyer on Fox News Digital. She reveals they've been together over three years without any arguments and emphasizes cherishing every moment due to the unexpected loss she experienced. Rizzo credits Saget for teaching her to openly express love, a lesson she now applies in her relationship with Meyer while also addressing feelings of guilt about moving forward after such a tragic event.
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Kelly Rizzo, the widow of Bob Saget, says that his sudden death nearly five years ago has changed how she approaches relationships. She tells Fox News Digital that she and her boyfriend, Breckin Meyer, have never had a fight in their more than three-year relationship, an outlook shaped by the loss of her husband. Rizzo notes that she avoids immature behaviors and focuses on not hurting her partner's feelings. On the podcast "Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo," she discusses grief, coping mechanisms, and family relationships. She met Saget through social media in 2015 and married him three years later; he passed away suddenly on January 9, 2022.

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The last text that Bob ever sent me right before he passed away ... we were saying our goodnights, but when I woke up in the morning, I had a text from him that was that picture of him hugging my niece on Christmas." "It was a little, I don't want to say odd, but a little different.
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🔮 " "I just don't do a lot of the things that maybe I would have done in the past or if I was a little bit more immature," she said.

Claims (62 extracted, 2 hedged)

Kelly Rizzo isn't sweating the small stuff when it comes to love. asserted
it → sweat → love
Nearly five years after the sudden death of her husband, Bob Saget, Rizzo is approaching relationships differently. asserted
Rizzo → approach → relationships
The 47-year-old told Fox News Digital that she and her boyfriend, Breckin Meyer, have never had a fight in more than three years together — an outlook shaped by the sudden loss of her husband. asserted
she → tell → husband
Rizzo hosts the podcast "Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo," on which she sits down with celebrity guests and friends to discuss grief, coping and family. asserted
she → host → grief
"It's been over three years, and I don't want to jinx it, but we have never had a fight," Rizzo told Fox News Digital. asserted
Rizzo → want → Digital
And I think, at least from my end, it's because I don't ever want to have a day where we're fighting and, God forbid, something happens, or where we're fighting, and he feels upset or sad because I never want to hurt his feelings. asserted
I → think → feelings
" "I just don't do a lot of the things that maybe I would have done in the past or if I was a little bit more immature," she said. asserted
she → do → past
"That's really what this dating journey has taught me about myself." asserted
journey → teach → myself
Rizzo met Saget on social media in 2015, and they married three years later. asserted
they → meet → 2015
On Jan. 9, 2022, the "Full House" star died at age 65 from accidental head trauma. asserted
star → die → trauma
Rizzo later found love again with Meyer, an actor. asserted
Rizzo → find → Meyer
The couple made their public debut at Steven Tyler's annual Grammy Awards viewing party in February 2024, according to People magazine. uncertain
couple → make → magazine
WATCH: KELLY RIZZO SHARES HOW BOB SAGET'S DEATH CHANGED HER DATING LIFE "I've learned that it's so important to appreciate every single minute that you have with somebody because you don't know how much time you're going to get with them," Rizzo said. asserted
Rizzo → watch → them
"You don't know how much time you're here on this Earth. asserted
you → know → Earth
So I'm so much better today at not sweating the small stuff." asserted
I → sweat → stuff
"I don't pick little fights," she continued. asserted
she → pick → fights
"You know, let's test him to see how much he loves me. asserted
he → know → me
I just don't do any of that anymore. asserted
I → do → that
I think a level of maturity also comes with my age and just having been in relationships in the past. asserted
level → think → past
But because I lost Bob so suddenly and so quickly, I know what a gift every single day is." asserted
day → lose → Bob
Rizzo said she learned the importance of expressing love from Saget during their marriage. asserted
she → say → marriage
"He always said, 'I love you. asserted
I → say → you
Tell everyone you love them,'" Rizzo said. asserted
Rizzo → tell → them
"He was hugging people constantly. asserted
He → hug → people
He was telling people ‘I love you.’ asserted
I → tell → you
He never left a conversation without saying 'I love you' or leaving anything on the table. asserted
I → leave → table
Everyone knew how he felt about them after every conversation or after every visit. asserted
he → know → visit
And that was such a big lesson he taught people, even to this day. asserted
he → teach → day
Rizzo said opening her heart to someone new brought feelings of guilt, which she discussed on her podcast. asserted
she → say → podcast
"I was always so concerned, like, 'If people know that I love Breckin now, are they going to think I love Bob less?'" she said. asserted
she → know → Bob
"What I've learned is that it's just absolutely not true. ... asserted
it → learn → What
You can have 100% of love for the person you lost and still have 100% of your love for the person in your life now. asserted
you → have → life
And having the new person does not take away the love from the person before, from the person who passed away, because they can live together and coexist so beautifully and so simultaneously. asserted
they → have → person
"My love for Bob today, it's a little different than it was when he was here, but it's not any less," Rizzo said. asserted
Rizzo → say → Bob
"So, I think that's a big misconception. asserted
that → think → ?
People are worried that if they move forward, it means that either they're going to somehow forget the person who passed away, or that people will think that they love the person less." asserted
they → worry → person
Rizzo previously said she sought the blessing of Saget's daughters, with whom she remains close. asserted
she → say → whom
Saget had three daughters — Aubrey, 39, Lara, 37, and Jennifer, 33 — with his former wife, Sherri Kramer. asserted
Saget → have → wife
"It's truly the biggest gift I could ever have dreamed of, because they're such angels," she said of her relationship with her stepdaughters. uncertain
she → dream → stepdaughters
I talked to Aubrey today for an hour and every conversation ends with 'I love you.' asserted
I → talk → you
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