[johnlohanmclee]

Salam brother, I am in a similar situation as you. No one deserves to be alone brother, everyone needs and wants a companion and I know it can be difficult to imagine your mother with another man but think about it in your mother's shoes. She looked after, loved you and never left you, she was the most selfless person in your life. It is time to think about your mother, put her first brother. You are 18 so I am assuming yourself will be thinking about marriage soon too, so where will your Mother go when you are pre-occupied with your wife and inshAllah future children? Your mother will want a companion and does not want to be alone when you have your own family.

I am in a very similar situation and what my Mother has done for me is incredible and I will support my Mother till the end of the sun, after what she has done for me, she deserves my support.

Allah will bring good out of everything brother, support your mother for what she wants, InshAllah, with your mother's happiness you will be happy.

Salam