2023-10-06
12 分钟Khalid Abdulqaadir reads his Modern Love essay, “The Polygraph Test That Saved My Marriage." To hear our conversation with Khalid, listen to the episode: “Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife?”
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I was at a new friend's apartment not too long ago where I told her that I haven't spoken to my father in almost four years.
She turned to me and said, I feel so sorry for him.
I froze, naturally, because people normally say that they feel sorry for me when I bring up my dad.
Then she said, he's missing out on how special you are with love.
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Love now, and love is stronger than anything.
And I love you more than anything.
There's love is love.
From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
This is modern love and today, the full modern love essay by Khalid Abdul Qadir.
It's a story about a man who's keeping secrets from his wife, big secrets that could change their relationship and his life.
And what happens when he decides to tell his wife the truth.
Here's Khalid Abdulkadir reading his essay, the polygraph test that saved my marriage.
Have you ever kept a secret from your wife?
Asked the polygraph examiner.
For nearly two decades, I've been grooming myself to be the perfect candidate for one of the premier us government intelligence agencies.
These institutions require absolute loyalty, which means you're supposed to keep secrets for them, not from them.
I replied, yes, I have.
I was seated upright, brown knuckling the plastic arms of the chair.