No More Secrets

Modern Love

The New York Times

Storytelling, Nytimes, Nyt, Redemption, New York Times, Society & Culture, Loss, Essay, Love

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Sarah and Liz met on a blind date in New York City. Sarah ordered a club soda with a splash of cranberry juice. Liz ordered wine — twice. A few weeks into dating, while taking a walk together through Chelsea Market, a feeling crystallized for Liz: “I knew in the way seasons change that I would love her before this one ended.” In order to make this work, Liz knew she could no longer hide from Sarah that she had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. But six weeks after they got married, Liz hit a wall. She found herself in an airport, en route to Milan, tempted by a cold escape. Featured stories:“Flying Close to Temptation," Liz Parker“What Love Feels Like," E.J. Schwartz Liz's story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. You can find more information on today's episode here.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello.
0:03.0	Hi, hi, Mia.
0:05.0	Hi, EJ.
0:07.0	I'm going to put my phone down as I read.
0:10.0	Sure.
0:11.0	What love feels like.
0:12.0	We were lying on the floor.
0:14.0	I'm going to put my phone down.
0:16.0	I'm going to put my phone down as I read.
0:19.0	Sure.
0:20.0	What love feels like.
0:26.0	We were lying on the floor.
0:29.0	We were lying on the Shaggy carpet of my 500 square foot apartment, playing banana grams, deciding what love feels like.
0:39.0	I said, it's the workout where you squat and catch the medicine ball at the same time.
0:46.0	It's falling and lifting at once.
0:49.0	Paul said, how heavy is the ball?
0:54.0	I thought about it, about his depression and compulsiveness, my type A personality and body image issues.
1:03.0	Just because we are in love doesn't mean things have been easy.
1:09.0	I replied, I mean, how do you think I got thighs like these?
1:16.0	Thank you so much.
1:19.0	Bye-bye.
1:40.0	Dan.
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