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Dear Sugars

Redux: 'Totally Confused' Finds A Resolution

Dear Sugars

WBUR

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

4.55.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Sugars get an update from a 62-year-old, divorced woman who was considering a reconciliation with her ex-husband, even after years of unhappiness inside their marriage. The situation was further complicated by the fact that he was engaged to another woman. Find out how the letter-writer and her ex-husband decided to proceed. This episode was originally published on August 26th, 2016.

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0:00.0

Produced by the I-Lab at WBUR Boston.

0:13.0

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

0:18.0

Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your ears.

0:23.0

I'm Cheryl Strayed.

0:24.0

I'm Steve Almond.

0:25.0

This is Dear Sugar Radio.

0:28.0

Oh dear, so won't you please?

0:35.0

Share some little sweet days with me.

0:42.0

I check my bedbive every day.

0:50.0

Oh, and this sugar, you see in my way.

0:58.0

Hi, Steve.

0:59.0

Hi, Cheryl.

1:00.0

Onward, we march through August, our month of re-broadcasting episodes,

1:04.0

along with new updates.

1:06.0

Today, we are going to get an update.

1:09.0

We're going to listen to an episode.

1:11.0

A woman wrote to us, signed her name, totally confused.

1:13.0

She was totally confused.

1:14.0

And do you remember what that one was about?

1:16.0

I do.

1:17.0

It was, well, it was a real cliffhanger, so let's just listen.

1:20.0

Dear sugars, I'm a 62-year-old divorced woman and have been single for seven years.

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