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Love Letters

S8E3: She Wanted the World

Love Letters

The Boston Globe

Love Tips, Breakups, Dating, Relationship Tips, Love, Dating And Relationships, Love Advice, Advice, Dating Tips, Marriage Advice, Breakup Advice, Relationship Advice, The Boston Globe, Boston, Society & Culture, Love Letters, Meredith Goldstein, Dating Advice, Letters, Relationships, Boston Globe

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

No matter how much you might click with a potential partner, there will always be something you don’t quite see eye-to-eye on. Maybe it's religion. Maybe it’s kids. Sometimes? It’s money. In Vicki's case, she and her girlfriend, Jessica, seemed to be a good match — if they could just get past that one thing. Email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone, we're about to wrap this season of Love Letters, which, as you know, has been all about love and money.

0:05.6

I've learned so much from our guests and their stories.

0:08.6

But before we go, I need to know, what are you taking away from this season?

0:13.0

What did it make you think about? Did it remind you of a money story from your life?

0:17.6

Do you have any money-related relationship advice that you just need to share with the world?

0:22.7

Send us a short voice memo, like three minutes or less, to lovelettersatboston.com.

0:28.3

That's lovelettersatboston.com. We might use it in a future episode of the podcast.

0:33.5

Please include your name. It can just be a first name or a pseudonym and where you're from in the

0:38.2

recording. I can't wait to hear what you think.

0:47.2

The year is 2013. Online dating is becoming quite the rage.

0:52.6

Vicki, a recent college grad, decides to give it a shot.

0:56.5

She makes an account on OKCupid.

0:58.8

She answers the long list of silly questions to build out her profile,

1:02.2

actually enjoys doing it. Pretty soon, she connects with a woman we'll call Jessica.

1:08.0

On their first date, Vicki and Jessica hit it off. They discover they have a lot in common,

1:13.6

like how they both had gone to the University of Central Florida in Orlando,

1:17.7

and how they're both figuring out how to jumpstart their careers.

1:21.1

Vicki wants to be a teacher. Jessica, an audiologist.

1:25.2

After just a month of dating, Vicki takes a chance.

1:29.2

I was like, you know, would you want to go on a trip with me just for like a weekend?

1:33.9

And it was like, yeah, you know, yeah, let's do it.

1:37.6

The invitation is a test of sorts. Jessica passes with flying colors.

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