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So a couple of weeks ago, I went to see my primary care physician for my annual physical,

and the verdict is I'm still very much alive.

Anyway, during that visit, we got to talking casually, and both of us agreed that neither

of us really felt complete until we met our wives.

Now, I can't speak for my doctor, but I have to tell you, before I met my wife, I often felt

adrift, you know, kind of unsure where my place was in the world or how I fit in with all

those around me. Now, the reason I bring this up is because as I was writing today's story, I found myself

wondering what would have happened if I had married at a much younger age. I didn't get married

until I was 45. And my conclusion is that it probably wouldn't have lasted. That's simply because

I've changed so much over the years. Which begs the question, you know, how young is too young to marry?

And I have to tell you, I don't have a definitive answer to this question, but I think we can

all agree that sometimes it's very clear when a couple is simply too young to wed.

And that brings me to today's story.

It's of a young couple who long to marry marry but were forbidden to do so under Indiana law. They were simply too young.

And for about two weeks beginning in late 1937, their struggle captured national attention with newspapers all across the country following every twist in turn.

And then a few weeks later, the story simply vanished from the headlines, almost as rapidly

as it had appeared.

So today I present you the story of their passion for one another, and I've titled it A Forbidden

Love.

I am Steve Silverman, and this is the useless information podcast.

Useless information.

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