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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.

When Mandy Lynn Catrin, a creative writing instructor at the University of British Columbia,

ended a turbulent decade-long relationship.

She wanted to take an entirely different approach to finding love.

She abandoned her romantic ideals and instead turned to science.

Gillian Jacobs tells her story.

Jacobs is known for roles in the Netflix series Love, HBO's Girls, and NBC's Community.

Here she is with Mandy's essay, to fall in love with anyone.

Do this.

More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aaron succeeded in making two strangers fall

in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life,

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