{"id":21057,"date":"2025-01-29T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21057"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:29:45","slug":"modern-love-podcast-that-time-i-bought-my-husbands-girlfriend-a-burial-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21057","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Modern Love Podcast:\u2019 That Time I Bought My Husband\u2019s Girlfriend a Burial Plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<div class=\"css-zera2v\">\n<div class=\"css-p6m5rf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2644e180\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love-podcast\" title><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Modern Love<\/em><\/a><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/modern-love\/id1065559535?mt=2\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/03Er7mSPq9IEewOgbPD3vO?si=CYApBISZSoCH6AjwdiGsFw\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/c40b7b82-b31d-493d-ac33-273b39d153ca\/modern-love\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLdMrbgYfVl-s2_KrR5DosEB0gqr4w-XZd\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> |<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/560-modern-love-28288069\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"css-tosae5 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-62b02b76\">\u2018Labels are very deceptive. When somebody says widow, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019ve lost the love of their life. Or a girlfriend could mean something a lot more than just girlfriend.\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Illustration by The New York Times, Inset Illustration by Brian Rea<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Robin Aileen Bernstein\u2019s almost-ex-husband, Mark, died of a heart attack, she suddenly found herself comforting her husband\u2019s grieving girlfriend. Robin and Mark had been living apart for two years, but legally she was still the wife, so it was up to her to make the burial arrangements. Would offering to buy the girlfriend an adjoining plot make her feel less alone?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On this episode of \u201cModern Love,\u201d Robin explains how she ended up buying her soon-to-be-ex\u2019s girlfriend a burial plot \u2014 and who might actually end up being buried there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Robin Eileen Bernstein\u2019s Modern Love essay, \u201cHere Lie the Bickersons, Side-by-Side for All Eternity,\u201d can be found <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/17\/style\/modern-love-here-lie-the-bickersons-side-by-side-for-all-eternity.html\" title>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Listener alert: For our upcoming Valentine\u2019s Day episode, the \u201cModern Love\u201d team wants to know about a moment when you knew you were falling for someone. Whether it happened all at once or it was a gradual process, we want to know how it happened for you. Where were you? What did it feel like? What did you do next? (You can tell us about a relationship you\u2019re currently in, a past love or something happening to you right now.) The deadline is Feb. 5. Submission instructions are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/15\/podcasts\/falling-in-love-stories-modern-love.html\" title>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/how-to-submit-a-modern-love-essay.html\" title>How to submit a Modern Love Essay to The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/19\/style\/modern-love-tiny-love-stories.html?pgtype=Article&amp;action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks\" title>How to submit a Tiny Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"http:\/\/nytimes.com\/podcasts\" title>nytimes.com\/podcasts<\/a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-5\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Links to transcripts of episodes generally appear on these pages within a week.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cModern Love\u201d is hosted by Anna Martin and produced by Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land and Amy Pearl. The show is edited by Lynn Levy and Jen Poyant, our executive producer. Production management is by Christina Djossa. The show is mixed by Daniel Ramirez and Sophia Lanman. The show is recorded by Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Marion Lozano, Aman Sahota and Rowan Niemisto. Our theme music is by Dan Powell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Dahlia Haddad, Lisa Tobin, Brooke Minters, Sawyer Roque, Daniel Jones, Miya Lee, Mahima Chablani, Nell Gallogly, Jeffrey Miranda, Isabella Anderson, Christine Nguyen, Reyna Desai, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam and Julia Simon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Thoughts? <\/strong>Email us at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"mailto:modernlove@nytimes.com\" title>modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Want more from <\/strong><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love\" title>Modern Love<\/a><\/strong><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">?<\/strong> Read past <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love\" title>stories<\/a>. Watch the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/12\/style\/modern-love-tv-show-trailer.html\" title>TV series<\/a> and sign up for the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/newsletters\/love-letter\" title>newsletter<\/a>. We also have swag at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/store.nytimes.com\/collections\/modern-love\" title>the NYT Store<\/a> and two books, \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/623036\/modern-love-revised-and-updated-by-edited-by-daniel-jones-with-contributions-by-andrew-rannells-ayelet-waldman-amy-krouse-rosenthal-veronica-chambers-and-more\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Modern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/daniel-jones\/tiny-love-stories\/9781579659912\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio\u2018Labels are very deceptive. When somebody says widow, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019ve lost the love of their life. Or a girlfriend could mean something a lot more than just girlfriend.\u2019Illustration by The New York Times, Inset Illustration by Brian ReaWhen Robin Aileen Bernstein\u2019s almost-ex-husband, Mark, died of a heart attack, she suddenly found herself comforting her husband\u2019s grieving girlfriend. Robin and Mark had been living apart for two years, but legally she was still the wife, so it was up to her to make the burial arrangements. Would offering to buy the girlfriend an adjoining plot make her feel less alone?On this episode of \u201cModern Love,\u201d Robin explains how she ended up buying her soon-to-be-ex\u2019s girlfriend a burial plot \u2014 and who might actually end up being buried there.Robin Eileen Bernstein\u2019s Modern Love essay, \u201cHere Lie the Bickersons, Side-by-Side for All Eternity,\u201d can be found here.Listener alert: For our upcoming Valentine\u2019s Day episode, the \u201cModern Love\u201d team wants to know about a moment when you knew you were falling for someone. Whether it happened all at once or it was a gradual process, we want to know how it happened for you. Where were you? What did it feel like? What did you do next? (You can tell us about a relationship you\u2019re currently in, a past love or something happening to you right now.) The deadline is Feb. 5. Submission instructions are here.How to submit a Modern Love Essay to The New York TimesHow to submit a Tiny Love StoryUnlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com\/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Links to transcripts of episodes generally appear on these pages within a week.\u201cModern Love\u201d is hosted by Anna Martin and produced by Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land and Amy Pearl. The show is edited by Lynn Levy and Jen Poyant, our executive producer. Production management is by Christina Djossa. The show is mixed by Daniel Ramirez and Sophia Lanman. The show is recorded by Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Marion Lozano, Aman Sahota and Rowan Niemisto. Our theme music is by Dan Powell.Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Dahlia Haddad, Lisa Tobin, Brooke Minters, Sawyer Roque, Daniel Jones, Miya Lee, Mahima Chablani, Nell Gallogly, Jeffrey Miranda, Isabella Anderson, Christine Nguyen, Reyna Desai, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam and Julia Simon.Thoughts? Email us at modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com.Want more from Modern Love? Read past stories. Watch the TV series and sign up for the newsletter. We also have swag at the NYT Store and two books, \u201cModern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption\u201d and \u201cTiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21059,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21057"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21060,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057\/revisions\/21060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}