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<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/style/i-have-fallen-in-love-with-my-doctor.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read Blake Martin's “Modern Love” essay here.</a></p>
<p>Here’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-submit-a-modern-love-essay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to submit a Modern Love essay</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/style/modern-love-tiny-love-stories.html?pgtype=Article&amp;action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to submit a Tiny Love Story</a>.</p>
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<p>This week on the “Modern Love” podcast, Martin explains what he learned about the future of his family and his health, and how he and his wife began to navigate their new reality.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/style/i-have-fallen-in-love-with-my-doctor.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read Blake Martin's “Modern Love” essay here.</a></p>
<p>Here’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-submit-a-modern-love-essay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to submit a Modern Love essay</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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