2020-04-23
20 分钟What if all the conventional wisdom about why you are single is wrong? Laura Prepon ("You And I, As Mothers") reads Sara Eckel's essay.
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This is modern love stories of love, loss and redemption.
Im your host, Meghna Chakrabarti.
If youre dating right now, you know its a whole new world.
You might be trying to figure out which of your app matches is worth a virtual date, what the most flattering lighting is for a Zoom call, what small talk you can make when you havent left your apartment for a month.
It might even be enough to make you nostalgic for what dating used to be.
But this weeks essay is a reminder that even when you could date in person, finding the right person to be with has always been a challenge.
Sarah Eckel writes about that in her essay.
Sometimes its not you or the math.
Sarahs essay is read by Laura Prepon.
Laura is best known for her work in that seventies show and Orange is the New Black.
Now shes out with a new book.
Its called you and I as mothers.
On my first date with Mark, he asked how long it had been since my last relationship.
I looked at the table, cupping my hand around my beer.
I had always hated this question.
It seemed so brazenly evaluative.