There was an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents with a similar plot.
22 years old. Hope it was worth it.
Yeah, the newlywed wife who's husband died the next day in an avalanche on their honeymoon. She waits decades for the snow to melt to recover the body of her lost love, spurning the love of the childhood friend who stood by her side all these years.
They recover the body and find a locket in his pocket with the picture of another woman in it. The wife turns away in despair and grief over the life she could have had.
-PJ