Only With Distance

Published: June 22, 2022, 8 p.m.

Nora Johnson had been making weekly visits to older man after he suffered a mild stroke. But he wasn\u2019t just any older man. \u201cWe had the worst marriage in the history of human relations," Nora wrote in her 2014 Modern Love essay. \u201cDysfunctional doesn\u2019t even begin to describe it.\u201d\n\nDuring her visits, the memories would coming pouring back: the fights, the vacations, the plunging bank account. But Nora\u2019s ex-husband had forgotten all that. He\u2019d even forgotten her. And this blank slate had presented an opportunity.\n\nToday, we listen to Nora\u2019s story about reconnecting with her ex in spite of their painful past. Then, we meet another couple, Margaret Eginton Carmichael and Greg Carmichael, who learned to date again in their sixties.