Love letter: when it’s too good to be true

They met on a dating app during the pandemic. He showered her with compliments and attention. She began to long for his worship.

Although they talked for hours each day, there was much he preferred not to say.

Sadaf Quereshi writes about her experience discovering the truth about her online lover in this week’s Modern Love essay.

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