Hi there, it's Michael. Today on the Daily, something different. The times just launched a five-part

series called Change Agent, a show in three parts that attempts to solve a real person's problem

with a surprising story. Instead of our usual show today, here's an episode called Boy Problem.

The Daily will be back on Wednesday. See you then.

Hello. Hello. Hello. Hi, George. Sorry about that. That's technology.

Oh my God. How are you doing today? I'm a nervous wreck. I'm absolutely positive, nervous wreck.

Why? I'm 80 years old. I had some past the way seven years ago. However, this past June,

I fell in love. Oh my gosh. I know. I know. All this is this holy cry.

I can't hear you. I can't hear you. I can't even call you talk about it. Really? Yes.

It was going along fine up until actually he's getting cold feet.

From the New York Times, I'm Charles DuHic and this is Change Agent.

Today, we're talking with Alene. Start me at the beginning. How did you meet him the first time?

Give you a short scenario. The first time I met him was about two years ago.

It was just a whole. So, Alene lives on the East Coast, but she goes out to Washington State every

year to visit her son. In a couple of years ago, she met a man named Larry at the senior center.

I was drawn to him immediately. Nice, and secure. I like the way he treats his wife. I just thought

at least a nice man. When I went this past June for my visit, I found out that his wife died.

So, I was like, oh my God, I felt terrible and then confused at the second time.

I thought, oh my God, he's not married anymore.

So, I made things worse. He said, why don't I take you home?

We went for ice cream and at the meantime, I'm dying inside. Everything is going crazy.

At the end of the night, he gave her his phone number. Alene flew back to the East Coast,

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