John Sweetman
speaker
14,352 appearances
33 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 5d ago
John Sweetman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It was not the disagreement itself that stood out, but Anne's response.
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Friends and family had rarely seen her challenge John before.
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Now she did, and once she began, something shifted.
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Anne was no longer the 14-year-old girl who had fallen for him three and a half years earlier.
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People noticed that she was becoming more independent, more confident, and increasingly excited by possibilities that lay beyond Donegal.
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When she spoke about the future, John was not always part of the picture.
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Those around them noticed the change.
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John, however, seemed oblivious to any change.
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He spoke of them getting married and told people that he had the best-looking girl in Donegal signed up.
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He talked about building a house behind Annie's home for him and Anne to live in.
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Everyone who heard his plans just went along with it, afraid to disagree and knowing that John had a quick temper.
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But some family members, especially Anne's uncle, felt he was starting to rule their lives.
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Some of Anne's friends felt the same.
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They had noticed how John would sit in his car outside the shop where Anne worked for her entire shift.
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Her mother Annie had her own reservations.
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She began to admit to family she had been uneasy about the relationship for a while, but she wanted to let Anne make her own decisions.
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Family and friends welcomed Anne's talk of wanting a looser relationship and time on her own.
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Anne felt ready to end it, but she just didn't know how.
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