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Apr 2018
19m 46s

R We D8ting? | With Krysten Ritter

The New York Times
About this episode
What happens to relationships when they play out entirely over text? Krysten Ritter ("Jessica Jones") reads Sandra Barron's essay, about the miscommunications that can come with text message flirtation. 
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