Heather von Rohr had moved to Los Angeles with aspirations: to make it as a screenwriter and to fall in love, marry and have a child. In need of a day job, she took an entry-level position at the research library of a prestigious film academy. At the library, she met Nick — who was 13 years younger than she was and in no position to support a family. Today, we also meet Edgar and Beatriz, a couple featured in our Vows column, who tell their own story of letting go of expectations and finding each other in the process.
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Anna Martin: From The New York Times,
I'm Anna Martin.
This is Modern Love.
Today's essay is about an age difference
in a potential romantic relationship.
But actually, it's not really an age difference.
It's more like an age gap,
an age gulf,
an age chasm.
It's called, 'Please, Lord, Let Him Be 27,'
written by Heather von Rohr
and read by Sam Desz.
Sam Desz: He had been in Los Angeles for a month,
but he said he hadn't seen much.
The ocean, a couple of record stores
and the stretch of concrete he hiked to get to the library
where I happened to work.
I lent him my copy of 'The Day of the Locust'
and offered to show him around.