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 .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What likely happened to the person whom the speaker is referring to ?
Options:
- None of the above choices .
 - Unfortunately , their partner died , and they are beyond themselves
 - Their partner got divorced because they decided to do drugs instead
 - Their partner ended up marrying someone else , abandoning them


Unfortunately , their partner died , and they are beyond themselves