ear, nose and throat doctor. we were bonding about medicine, because i had just gotten through doing a stint in neuroscience at university of chicago. so we were just making jokes about the medical milieu. and he was just very funny. so you hit it off, right off the bat? right, we went out to dinner. and it was on a thursday, and i spent thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday with him. and by monday, i was just enamored and smitten. narrator: within months, michelle had moved out of her parents' home and into mark's townhouse in chicago. the whirlwind was on, athens, miami, caribbeanunsets, and french champagne. mark weinberger: michelle, you look beautiful. narrator: for a southwest chicago girl whose father was a pipefitter, this was head turning stuff. narrator: i just want to say this is the best vacation ever. i love you, baby. narrator: her new love was a philosophy quoting, poetry writing renaissance man. michelle weinberger: he professed his love in a poem.