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Anna Martin: From The New York Times,
I'm Anna Martin.
This is Modern Love.
Whenever I go to the bar,
I like to do this thing where I attempt to figure out
who's on their very first date.
And it's really never that hard,
because first dates have this incredibly specific energy.
You can feel two people
making calculations about one another in real–time.
This week's essay is about a first date that went super well,
but there was no second date.
And the author thinks he knows why.
It's called, 'Was It Me? Or My Teeth?'
written and read by Damon Young.
Damon Young: I met her the way it felt like most people met in 2006,
which means we met on Myspace.
Its search function allowed you to filter for gender (female),
age (22–28),