Ep. 272 | The Widow of a Modern-Day Boston Marriage: Sara Gregerman

About this episode

Sara Gregerman shares her unique experience of being a widow in a modern-day Boston marriage with her platonic life partner Joanna.

Sara Gregerman became a widow when her platonic life partner, Joanna, died from brain cancer. Sara is asexual. Joanna was first her best friend, then the person she built a life with—and the person she was planning to marry. Their partnership didn’t follow the usual scripts people imagine when they hear the word “widow,” but it was loving, deeply committed, and built out of years of choosing each other. In this episode, Sara talks about how their relationship grew from friendship into a commi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Anita, Mel

Guest: Sara Gregerman

Topics covered

• grief
• asexuality
• friendship
• commitment
• cancer
• modern relationships

Keywords

• widow
• Boston marriage
• asexual
• brain cancer
• friendship
• commitment
• relationship

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