Sometimes It's Not You, Or The Math | With Laura Prepon

有时不是你,也不是数学|与劳拉·普雷彭

Modern Love

社会与文化

2020-04-23

20 分钟
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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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  • Modern.

  • The podcast is supported by.

  • Produced by the Ilab at WBUR Boston.

  • From the New York Times and WBUR Boston.

  • 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.