“He is an easy man to fall in love with. I did it in one day.”
The words of award-winning writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal are almost too heartbreaking to read.
Writing in the New York Times, Amy, the beloved children’s author of “The Little Pea”, admits that her terminal cancer is leaving her with little time. And so, as her final Valentines gift, she’s written a personal ad for Jason, her husband of 26 years.
She speaks of his attributes as a father, his love of traveling, his handsome face, and how he turned up to their first ultrasound with flowers.
“I have never been on Tinder, Bumble or eHarmony, but I’m going to create a general profile for Jason right here, based on my experience of coexisting in the same house with him for, like, 9,490 days.
First, the basics: He is 5-foot-10, 160 pounds, with salt-and-pepper hair and hazel eyes.
He is a sharp dresser. Our young adult sons, Justin and Miles, often borrow his clothes. Those who know him — or just happen to glance down at the gap between his dress slacks and dress shoes — know that he has a flair for fabulous socks. He is fit and enjoys keeping in shape.
If our home could speak, it would add that Jason is uncannily handy. On the subject of food — man, can he cook. After a long day, there is no sweeter joy than seeing him walk in the door, plop a grocery bag down on the counter, and woo me with olives and some yummy cheese he has procured before he gets to work on the evening’s meal.
Jason loves listening to live music; it’s our favorite thing to do together. I should also add that our 19-year-old daughter, Paris, would rather go to a concert with him than anyone else.”
Leaving a space in the article for a fresh start, Amy says she hopes that the second love of her husband’s life will read her piece and find him,
“I am wrapping this up on Valentine’s Day, and the most genuine, non-vase-oriented gift I can hope for is that the right person reads this, finds Jason, and another love story begins.
I’ll leave this intentional empty space below as a way of giving you two the fresh start you deserve.”
Oh man. ALL the feels.
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