Connection, Relationships - Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:32 - 8 Comments

Love Letter from a Billionaire

A reader emailed me this article about Red Sox co-owner and billionaire John Henry picking up his current girlfriend through email. I decided to break down the email here. It’s good to know the result: he ends up with the girl. But is it because he’s got game? Or is it just because he’s a billionaire. Well, I’m sure the money doesn’t hurt things, but let’s find out:

John Henry:

Dear Linda,
A man needs a muse. Well, he doesn’t really. He doesn’t need nearly as much as he generally thinks he does. A man is greedy. Greedy for what he doesn’t think he has and what he thinks he wants. We probably wouldn’t have wandered far beyond the basic necessities without that pushing us. Progress is one of its most important byproducts.

So you will ask, “Why are you writing this?” Because a brief encounter-and-a-half with you gave a cool spin to this little blue planet from my vantage point.

We feted the Celtics tonight and the skies opened. The sun emerged and created a giant rainbow between the city and the park. We were transfixed. You only saw it if you were in the right place. I was in the right place when I noticed you.

I barely know you. I don’t have any illusions about capturing your heart. But the world is brighter, better, lighter and warmer when a man imbues a woman he knows — even tabula rasa — with the attributes that I believe reside in you. It’s the small things that ultimately matter, the subtle things. Continue…