[MUSIC PLAYING]
Anna Martin: Clare Almand, welcome to 'Modern Love.'
Clare Almand: Thank you.
Anna Martin: You wrote an essay about a big important date you went on.
Can you read me the beginning?
Clare Almand: Sure.
The candles were lit.
The gin and tonic was chugged.
His pants were down.
I hesitated for a moment before saying,
I've never actually done this before.
I was talking about sex.
Anna Martin: Oh my God.
This is so personal.
I feel like it's the kind of thing
you tell your best friend or you tell your diary.
Were you nervous about sharing it, the story?
Clare Almand: I should have been.
Anna Martin: From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
This is 'Modern Love.'