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Yes the OP mentioned a Will, but misunderstands the purpose of the Will supported by:

>If the wife wants to friend the dead husband, I don't think it's so important "what he would have wanted."

A Will doesn't mean ignore the husbands wishes in favor of the wife/heirs, it means who ever is executor, wife or not, must comply with what the husband dictates.

His statements contradict though. "If the wife wants to friend the dead husband, I don't think it's so important 'what he would have wanted.'" That goes completely against the idea of a will, which is exactly to do what he would have wanted.

Perhaps they meant to make a distinction between the inherently debatable "what he would have wanted" and "what we actually have a written statement of him wanting"?

Actually, they suggested that the executor's "wishes" should be followed, suggesting a fundamental misunderstanding of what a will is.