Love Stories: The Matchmaker
Lives Less Ordinary

Love Stories: The Matchmaker

B1IntermediateAugust 31, 202638 min

At 83, Gina Ceccarelli thought the romantic chapter of her life was over. Then she met Dwight Moberg, a 91-year-old widower from California. There was just one complication, Gina speaks Italian and Dwight speaks English, so most of their conversations happen through hand gestures and a translation app. The person who brought them together is Menbere "Menbe" Akiklu. Forty years earlier, Menbe was a young Ethiopian mother living in a shelter in Rome, trying to rebuild her life after escaping an abusive relationship. One of the few people who showed her kindness was Gina, who brought food, knitted...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hi there. We're nearing the end of our love series. We've heard incredible stories of the heart finding its other half. Sometimes it takes luck. Sometimes it's pure timing.

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And sometimes, like in the story you're about to hear, it needs someone prepared to give fate a little shove in the right direction. The phone. Dwight! Give it to me! I love my Gina.

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And she says, I love you so much, I love you. Beautiful. Dwight Moberg is 91. Gina Cecharelli is 83.

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