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That Time I Bought My Husband’s Girlfriend a Burial Plot

2025/1/29
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Robin Eileen Bernstein: 我与前夫马克的婚姻持续多年,但由于长期争吵和性格不合,最终走向离婚。离婚后,我们分居两年,但仍保持着联系,并一起庆祝节日。马克后来有了新的女友,我与她相处融洽。然而,马克突然去世,我作为他的合法妻子,不得不处理后事。考虑到马克的女友的感受,我购买了两个相邻的墓地,一个给马克,一个给她。然而,几年后,马克的女友结婚,不再需要那块墓地。如今,我仍然不知道该如何处理这块墓地,这让我思考我和马克之间复杂的关系,以及我人生的选择。 Anna Martin: 节目的访谈围绕着Robin Eileen Bernstein与前夫及前夫女友之间的关系展开,重点在于她为前夫和前夫女友购买相邻墓地的经历,以及这其中体现出的复杂情感和人生选择。

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Robin and Mark's marriage, though initially promising, eventually crumbled due to their contrasting approaches to life and constant bickering. Despite marriage counseling, their differences proved irreconcilable, marking the end of their 17-year union.
  • Constant arguments and differing approaches to life led to marital problems.
  • Marriage counseling proved ineffective.
  • The couple eventually agreed to separate, marking the end of their 17-year marriage.

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When Robin Eileen Bernstein’s almost-ex-husband, Mark, died of a heart attack, she suddenly found herself comforting her husband’s 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 “Modern Love,” Robin explains how she ended up buying her soon-to-be-ex’s girlfriend a burial plot — and who might actually end up being buried there.

Robin Eileen Bernstein’s Modern Love essay, “Here Lie the Bickersons, Side-by-Side for All Eternity,” can be found here).

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