Hey, it's Anna.
The episode you're about to hear is from a special series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Modern Love column.
It originally aired in early 2024.
We hope you enjoy it.
Love now and love stronger than anything you feel a love for love.
And I love you more than anything there's to love.
From the New York Times, I'm Anna Mart.
This is Modern Love.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Modern Love column.
20 years.
Can you believe that?
Two decades of essays that have made us laugh, made us, gasp, broken our hearts, reminded us of the fundamental goodness of people?
And let's be honest, a lot of these essays should come with tissues.
It's kind of our thing here, making you cry.
To mark this big anniversary, we've got a conversation with Modern Love founder Daniel Jones.
Dan has edited around a thousand essays since the first one ran back in 2004.
And when you spend all your professional time contemplating human connection, that work doesn't stay at the office.
It impacts you in profound ways.
So today, Dan shares the three essays that have changed the way he approaches love and relationships in his own life.
So it feels strange to say what I say to guests on the show, which is welcome, because really, you welcomed me into this universe.