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Dear Sugars

Rapid Fire: Love & Money

Dear Sugars

WBUR

Dear, Advice, Sugar, Society & Culture, Cheryl Strayed, Steve Almond, Wbur, Boston

4.55.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exception. So how do you assess the role money should play in a relationship, and what happens when your desires and means change over time? The Sugars take on 5 letters in this rapid-fire episode.

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0:00.0

The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick.

0:09.8

The sugars are here, speaking straight into your ears.

0:13.4

I'm Steve Olman.

0:14.6

I'm Cheryl Strayed.

0:15.6

This is Dear Sugar's.

0:17.6

Oh dear son, won't you please?

0:26.3

Yeah, some little sweet days would be.

0:33.3

I check my bell vibes every day.

0:41.3

Oh, and this sugar, using my way.

0:49.3

Hi Cheryl.

0:50.3

Hi Steve.

0:51.3

Well today we are going to do a rapid fire.

0:54.3

I love those.

0:55.3

Yes, I love them too.

0:56.3

And they're about two of your favorite subjects.

0:58.2

Or at least I know one of these is your favorite subjects.

1:00.3

Oh no, they're both my favorite subjects.

1:02.3

Love and money.

1:03.3

Yes.

1:04.3

And when I thought about this, I immediately went into my little litner zone and thought

1:11.3

G, our canon contains a whole literature of economic and romantic anxiety, where those

1:17.9

two are traveling together.

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