The actor Jessie Buckley says she wasn?t surprised that she got pregnant right after she finished shooting ?Hamnet.? The film ? starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Buckley as his wife, Agnes ? tells the story of a couple grieving the loss of their only son. ?When I was filming ?Hamnet,? I deeply wanted to become a mother,? Buckley says. ?And it was such a gift to move through this woman and her motherhood and her love and her loss before I became a mother myself.?

On this episode of ?Modern Love,? Buckley describes how she was able to access the vulnerability she portrayed onscreen. And she talks about how her life has changed since having her own child. Plus, she reads the Modern Love essay ?The Wrong Kind of Inheritance? by Victoria Dougherty.

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When Clare Cory was a young girl, she dreamed of love. But by the time she turned 50, she hadn?t found it. Still, she took a look around and found she was happy and looking forward to the future. Clare fell in love with life. She saw flowers bloom, watched sunlight sparkle on the water and held her cat on her lap. Her heart was full.

And then, as Clare faced cancer and was about to turn 60, romance arrived.

On today?s episode, Clare explains how she fell in love when she least expected it. Listen until the end for an update on Clare?s love story.

This episode is adapted from Clare?s Tiny Love Story from 2024, Finally Finding ?The Magic.?

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Explore the trials and tribulations of love in these deeply personal essays. A collaboration of The New York Times and WBUR in Boston, Modern Love: The Podcast features the popular New York Times column, with readings by notable personalities and updates from the essayists themselves. Join host Meghna Chakrabarti (WBUR) and Modern Love editor Daniel Jones (NYT) -- and fall in love at first listen.

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