What Stephen Lee has said about Marriage and long-term partnership

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026

Stephen Lee, Listener whose late father had once proposed to his future mother-in-law in Korea, has been quoted on Marriage and long-term partnership once in 1 episode of This American Life, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Stephen Lee said his mother admitted she would not have supported his relationship had she known Helen's mother was his father's former love.

    “she later admitted to me that if she had known this from the very beginning, she would have not supported Helen and me”

    This American Life: 489: No Coincidence, No Story! (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 22:32

Episodes

  • 489: No Coincidence, No Story!

    This American Life · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    Guest host Sarah Koenig presents listener coincidence stories—grandmothers, love, coins in the shower, lost fathers, and a pocketknife—while weighing skepticism against meaning.

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