R We D8ting? | With Krysten Ritter

Modern Love

The New York Times

Nytimes, Redemption, Society & Culture, New York Times, Love, Essay, Storytelling, Loss, Nyt

4.4 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

What happens to relationships when they play out entirely over text? Krysten Ritter ("Jessica Jones") reads Sandra Barron's essay, about the miscommunications that can come with text message flirtation.

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0:00.0	Modern Love The Podcast is supported by
0:04.0	Produced by the ILAB at WBUR Boston.
0:18.0	From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.
0:24.0	Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption.
0:32.0	I'm your host, Megna Chacrabardi.
0:40.0	Obsessing over text messages, we all do it.
0:44.0	But when you're dating, texting can also mean miscommunication, mixed signals, and drama.
0:51.0	That's what Sandra Barron writes about in her essay.
0:54.0	Are we dating?
0:55.0	Her piece is read by Kristen Ritter, who stars in the Netflix series Jessica Jones.
1:01.0	The orange message light on my cell phone started blinking as I was getting ready for bed.
1:06.0	Barely an hour had passed since our quick kiss goodnight at the subway.
1:11.0	And I was surprised to see the screen line up with the initials I had just entered into my phone.
1:17.0	It wasn't a voicemail.
1:19.0	It was a text message.
1:21.0	And it made me smile.
1:25.0	You miss me?
1:26.0	Wink face?
1:29.0	I'd met him a week before at my usual Wednesday night hangout.
1:35.0	He was alone but gregarious, and he seemed to be pals with the female bartender.
1:41.0	A tacit vote of confidence.
1:44.0	He chatted with my friends in me, and then left with a wave from the door.
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