ˈæftɚ lˈɪvɪŋ ɪlˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, hˈaɪm ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə bˈɔstən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː wɪð hɪz bˈɔɪfɹɛnd, ɹˈaɪɾɚ mˈaɪkəl lˈoʊɪnθəl.
After living 11 years in New York, Heim relocated to Boston in 2002 with his boyfriend, writer Michael Lowenthal.