Could I Forgive Him One Last Time?
Modern Love
The New York Times
4.3 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Love now and... |
| 0:07.0 | A stronger than anything. |
| 0:09.0 | And I love you more than anything. |
| 0:12.0 | I love you more than anything. |
| 0:15.0 | From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin. |
| 0:18.0 | This is Modern Love. |
| 0:21.0 | This week's essay begins in a space of clarity. |
| 0:25.0 | A man at the end of his life knows exactly who he wants to stay. |
| 0:29.0 | But it's not up to him. |
| 0:32.0 | His ex-wife needs to decide if she'll let him. |
| 0:36.0 | Honestly, this essay... |
| 0:38.0 | It broke my heart and it filled her right back up at the exact same time. |
| 0:43.0 | It's called... |
| 0:45.0 | Could I forgive him one last time? |
| 0:48.0 | Written by Victoria Rosner and read by Frankie Corso. |
| 0:59.0 | As I was dropping off my son at preschool, his teacher asked me for a private chat. |
| 1:05.0 | John laid it out. |
| 1:07.0 | Our classroom fish died yesterday. |
| 1:10.0 | I thought you of all people should know. |
| 1:14.0 | His concern wasn't swimming, wonderful as he was. |
| 1:19.0 | John knew death was a tender topic for Judah. |
| 1:23.0 | A year earlier, Judah's father had gone to the doctor for what he thought was sciatica, |
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