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From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chakrabardi.

Caitlin Dewey was a senior in college when she thought she'd met the man of her dreams.

And then, she decided to spend some time with him in person.

Issa Rae, who recently starred in the movie Little, reads Caitlin Dewey's essay,

even in real life, there were screens between us.

Cron up at the foot of my bed.

My face inches from the laptop screen.

I stared anxiously at the Google chat box.

Will is typing.

The box told me, helpfully.

I forced myself to read email while I waited for his message.

Then I refreshed my Twitter feed, scrolled through my blog posts, and began brushing my teeth.

Still, the box said, will is typing.

Don't you dare get hurt by this.

I muddled around my toothpaste.

This was a stupid idea and you knew that from the start.

But recognizing this stupidity of falling for someone on the internet does not prevent you from doing it.

My friend Jeanette, a college radio DJ, chats constantly with some music blogger she met on Tumblr.

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