Anna Martin: Just a note before we start the show,
there's a brief mention of suicide in this episode.
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Anna Martin: From 'The New York Times, ' I'm Anna Martin.
This is 'Modern Love.'
Today's essay is by Bob Morris.
One of the first things I noticed about Bob the second he came into the studio
is that he is a talker, which, of course, I love.
We talked about his very cool suede jacket,
the cottage he recently moved into,
the college we'd both gone to.
We were just hopping from topic to topic
like we'd known each other for a while.
But when we talked about his essay, Bob's voice changed.
He slowed down.
He smiled.
Bob's essay is about his father's final years.
He took care of his dad during that time.
He visited his dad at his retirement home.
They went on long drives together.