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Miya Lee: From The New York Times, I'm Miya Lee.
Dan Jones: And I'm Dan Jones.
This is the Modern Love podcast.
Miya Lee: Today's essay shows that you can either resent your partner's differences,
or you can celebrate them.
Dan Jones: And on a basic level, it's about a husband embarrassing his wife.
And I have to tell you, Miya, this is that rare Modern Love essay that I couldn't identify with at all,
because I've never personally experienced embarrassing my wife.
Miya Lee: Yes. Yeah, that's 1,000 percent true, I'm sure.
The essay is called 'My Husband Wore Really Tight Shorts to the Eclipse Party.'
Dan Jones: It's written by Kerry Egan and read by Gabra Zackman.
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Gabra Zackman: My husband, Alex, strode toward me across the football field,
wearing a white undershirt, black dress shoes and socks,
and a pair of skintight, blaze–orange nylon shorts that fit like hot pants.
'Hi,' he said.
After a moment of stunned silence, I said, 'Hi.'
We were at our children's school for an eclipse party.
Our city Columbia, South Carolina, was in the path of totality