We all do it. When we met that special someone – when we start falling head over heels for them – we make attempts to be rational in the face of wild, unwieldy love. We ask our friends what they think of our new catch. Do you think we’re a good match? we ask. We really make sense together…don’t you think?
Secretly don’t care much what they think. We just want to hear them say how lovely our new love is.
When I was falling for my now-fiance, Greg, I started recording conversations with people who were presently or had been in a relationship with someone much older than them. See, Greg is 20 years older than me. As you can imagine, a few individuals in my life had their reservations. Couldn’t I just find someone my own age? I went on a quest to find other couples who had a significant age gap like us. In truth, I was collecting ammunition. Radio ammunition. As I spoke with more and more people, I decided to produce this piece.
Here is my first-ever radio story. I like to think my editing skills have improved since then. Over the years, I’ve interviewed eight more people on the subject. I’m still very interested in this love-age thing and am in the process of producing a longer radio documentary about couples with large age gaps. If you know anyone I should speak with, please email me (see contact page).
Until then, listen to this:
Love this blog. Your radio pieces are great. They remind me of This American Life. They excite me!
My husband does a free podcast. The main focus is interviewing noteable people with some kind of spirtual stance. You may like it or get inspritation or hate it, but I thought I would pass it along.
http://thenickandjoshpodcast.com/
(I may have already sent this your way. I can’t remember!)