What to Do With the Time We Get

Modern Love

The New York Times

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

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Ari Diaconis knew a bright future lay ahead of him. He was a gifted athlete with a well-paying job at a Wall Street law firm, and a partner, Dunia, with whom he shared a deep connection. But a neurological illness shifted his vision for the path ahead and shined a spotlight on the present — snuggles in bed and time spent in their apartment — a life raft from the city downstairs. In 2018, Ari died. After we hear his story, we chat with Ari’s younger sister, Alix, about their 3,000-mile bike trip across the country and on learning to protect someone who once protected us.

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0:00.0	Love now and...
0:04.0	The phone loves me.
0:05.0	The phone loves me.
0:06.0	The phone loves me.
0:07.0	The phone loves me.
0:08.0	The phone loves me.
0:09.0	And I love you more than anything.
0:12.0	The phone loves me.
0:14.0	From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
0:18.0	This is Modern Love.
0:21.0	In this week's essay, Erie Diaconis writes
0:24.0	a replace of deep physical pain.
0:27.0	He has a chronic illness and he's trying
0:29.0	to figure out what his future looks like.
0:31.0	With the career he's put on hold,
0:33.0	the daily chores he can barely manage,
0:35.0	and the woman he really loves,
0:37.0	but can't show up for anymore.
0:40.0	His essay is read by MacLeod Andrews.
0:44.0	The Till of
0:50.4	You Tide
1:04.0	The wristwatch collection at the journal
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