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A Man Receives a Message of Love from a Stranger on Behalf of His Ex-Girlfriend
TLDR Ariel uses the Somebody app to send a heartfelt message expressing love to her ex-boyfriend, Sam, but his response suggests that he doesn't realize the true meaning of the message. The coverage of the Somebody app has been mostly negative, but Ariel and Sam's experience aligns with its intended use.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A man receives a message from a stranger expressing love on behalf of his ex-girlfriend.
02:52
Ariel used the somebody app to send a message expressing love to her ex-boyfriend, Sam, because she was feeling sad and wanted to send it before she moved across the country.
05:43
Ariel sent a heartfelt message expressing love to her ex-boyfriend, Sam, but his response suggested that he didn't realize the true meaning of the message.
08:32
Ariel's ex-boyfriend didn't want to follow up with her after receiving her message because he was afraid of hurting her feelings and didn't know how to handle the situation.
11:23
The coverage of the Somebody app has been mostly negative due to glitches, but Ariel and Sam's experience aligns with the app's intended use, and the creator has taken it offline for now with plans for a new version in the future.
14:32
Andrew Callaway, the person who delivered the message to Sam, found the Reply All podcast on Twitter and delivered the message while driving from San Francisco to LA, going to various bars and asking people if they knew Sam until he finally found him at a bookstore.
17:29
The messenger became involved in delivering messages because he was going through a difficult time with a breakup and his father's cancer diagnosis, and delivering messages was a way for him to help others communicate when he couldn't communicate his own feelings.
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