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

The New York Times and WBUR Boston.

Stories of love, loss, and redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chacrabardi.

Last week, our team brought a live performance of the Modern Love Podcast

to the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston

to celebrate Valentine's Day.

William Jackson Harper joined us for the performance,

the actor and playwright plays Cheety on the NBC show The Good Place.

And he read an essay by Ryan Feffer called Your Dog Has Seemed Nagid.

The women I've slept with this year have had two things in common.

Dogs and studio apartments.

I never considered the awkwardness of this combination until it was too late.

Josie was first, Chihuahua, Parmaranian mix, and an emotional wreck.

In her defense, she was often left alone for long periods of time.

And, well, anything that's small is justified in its mania.

When her owner finally did come home, Josie would yap,

and,cessantly, until someone petted her.

She was like a furry alarm clock, ring, ring, ring,

and then silence the moment you rolled over and laid a hand on her.

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