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In keeping with my promise to discuss some of the
challenges of dating long-distance, I was reminded this past week of the related challenge of
dealing with the weather. As a California girl, I had my work cut out for me when I moved to
New York City to marry my husband. I had a gray wool coat that I bought at Loehmanns that
was grossly inadequate to keep me warm when it was 26 degrees. I then learned about layering,
silk thermals and snow gloves (leather gloves, although lined with “thinsulate,” never did a thing
below 40 degrees). My new husband soon took me to a New Years’ Day sale at Lord & Taylor
and introduced me to the delights of down. Aaaahhhh!! Now that was warm! That first down
coat has since been replaced by 2 others, and I have passed on what I've learned to other
would-be New Yorkers who came from warmer climates.
As you may already know, we had record-breaking cold weather over the past week: it
reached 1 degree one morning, and it just so happened that I had family here visiting from
Los Angeles. Yes, it was weather worth complaining about, and it reminded me of what singles
may encounter when having met online, and then maintaining a long distance relationship.
There are lots of benefits, of course, to finally finding your life partner, even though s/he may
live in a climate diametrically different than yours. A Floridian becoming a Canadian? That’s a
big challenge. But for love, what’s a little layering?
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