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This is Love

Alone Together

This is Love

Vox Media Podcast Network

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In 1966, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey had been married for three years. They’d bought a house in the suburbs in the middle of England, and had jobs at the tax office and a printing press. “They're living a respectable day-to-day suburban existence — which is kind of driving them both crazy. And one rainy evening, Maralyn just says, ‘You know what? Why don't we sell this house and build a boat and go?’” Sophie Elmhirst's book is A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you haven't tried Abercrombie denim yet, you're missing out.

0:04.0

Denim should fit like this.

0:06.0

It's all about proportions.

0:08.0

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0:13.0

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0:19.0

Shop Abercrombie denim in the app, online and in store.

0:26.7

There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway,

0:33.4

the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually is fancy dress.

0:38.3

The other thing you should check is your Experian credit report,

0:42.0

especially if you're looking to borrow money.

0:44.3

It lets you understand what lenders see,

0:46.6

so you can increase your chances of getting the best deals.

0:49.9

It's dead easy to check it, and completely free.

0:53.7

See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today.

0:59.0

Who was Morris Bailey?

1:01.6

So Morris Bailey was a young man who grew up in the town of Derby,

1:07.0

which is a town right in the middle of England, about as far from the sea as you can get.

1:13.1

He was a fairly lonely child, I think. He was unwell as a child, had to spend a lot of time on his

1:18.1

own in his bedroom, and he grew up to be quite a kind of awkward, quite a lonely young man.

1:25.9

Sophie Elmerst is a writer and journalist.

1:29.2

In 1962, when Morris was in his late 20s,

1:33.0

he lived alone in an apartment,

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