This archive report was first published on 21 September 2019.
Published on September 21, 2019, Issa Rae reads 'Even in Real Life, There Were Screens Between Us', the winning essay from the Modern Love podcast's second college essay contest.
The essay, written by Caitlin Dewey in 2011, chronicles a romance that flourishes online but fizzles in real life. Dewey, a senior at Syracuse University at the time, explores the complexities of relationships in the digital age.
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