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They disagreed on a lot of things: She was a \u201cbleeding-heart liberal\u201d; he was a \u201cconservative libertarian.\u201d He \u201ccame from good Irish Catholic stock\u201d; she called herself a \u201chopeful agnostic.\u201d\n\nWhen the firefighter chased her down the street to ask her out, she pinned him as \u201ca bald, white, middle-aged New York City clich\xe9.\u201d\n\nOn their first date, no topic was off-limits. Not racism, not abortion, not substance abuse. With each date, another debate.\n\nToday\u2019s episode is about the space they found in each other \u2014 and the unexpected aftermath of their breakup.\n\nFeatured stories:\u201c\u2018Old Never Happened for Him,\u2019\u201d Kathryn Jarvis\u201cFirefighter Chases Woman Down Street,\u201d Marlena Brown\n\n\nMarlena's story was narrated by Audm.\xa0To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.