Inspired by Coldplay

Love Letters

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Earlier this month, two executives were caught cheating – exposed via Jumbotron! – at a Coldplay concert. It happened at Gillette Stadium, about 40 minutes from Meredith’s house. The incident – and its viral aftermath – reminded Meredith of a classic episode of Love Letters … the one about a workplace romance that involved a woman in HR falling for an employee. Join Meredith for a new take on the story – with thoughts on Coldplaygate. Remember, Love Letters is also an advice column. If you want Meredith to answer a question about relationships (anonymously!), email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
0:02.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:05.0	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
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0:23.6	future with the degree you didn't think was possible. The Open University. The future is open.
0:30.4	Hey everybody, it's Meredith, and welcome to another Love Letters classic. I have to admit,
0:35.3	I had a different episode set to run today, and then cold play happened.
0:40.5	What I mean is that two weeks ago, there was a cold play concert in Massachusetts at Gillette
0:45.2	Stadium, which is about 40 minutes from my house. Within a day of that show, it was revealed that a local
0:51.1	CEO had been caught in a concert box canoodling with the chief people officer of his company.
0:57.6	And they are not married. Or I should say, they are married but to other people.
1:03.0	Basically, Coldplay panned the camera to these two lovebirds, and they were not ready for that kind of attention.
1:11.6	Because their moment of cuddling was supposed to be a secret.
1:19.6	It's so hard to listen to. It's all so embarrassing.
1:23.6	I have long had a fear of jumbtrons and the terror they can bring.
1:28.2	I'm dead serious about this.
1:29.9	Public proposals, kiss cams.
1:32.9	Unless people know that it's coming ahead of time, I hate it.
1:36.6	It's not that I'm worried about picking my nose on camera or picking my wedgy.
1:40.4	It's more that I'm concerned that I'll be shown not being excited enough. What if the Red Sox point a
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