You May Want to Marry My Husband

You Want to Marry My Husband - nytimes- 2017

It is striking how an article can have such an influential effect on me. Amy Krause Rosenthal has taken a situation that is incredibly hard to comprehend even by itself but conveyed all her emotions without mentioning the grief. She conveyed her worry with her love. 

"No wonder the word cancer and cancel look so similar."

The poet of love who was published in the New York Times’ love column definitely reached someone’s heart. After a friend sent me the article to read, I did some research and thought that you may want more details about this emotional work of art.  

For those who do not know who Amy Krause Rosenthal is, she is an author and a show host. Her ability to write covers a wide spectrum, from children's books to adult novels and even short film scripts. 

My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me - nytimes - 2018

At 2017, she announced she was terminally ill with cancer. What is sadder is, after her beloved poem, she passed away only ten days later.

What had the tremendous effect, at 3 AM when I read it, that in her last moments, she thought about her love of her life. The fact that she acknowledged she will be leaving and comprehend the situation to deepest, she switched her emotions from grief to hope for her husband, for his future.

What is even more impressing her husband, Jason B. Rosenthal, had responded with an other love letter that is also published on the pages of New York Times, titled My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me. They loved each other deeply enough to carry it after their death.

I wonder your opinions on these two letters.