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What I've learned: New York Times Modern Love editor

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Two people touch hands together in a heart shape. Photo: Unsplash/ Kristina Litvjak

Dan Jones has been the editor of the New York Times essay column Modern Love for 20 years.

Each week he talks to strangers about their relationships - romantic, platonic and familial - and publishes their stories to millions of readers. 

He never dreamed he'd still be doing the job two decades and 200,000 submissions later.

Or that the Modern Love column would have grown to include a podcast, books, live shows and TV shows in four countries.

So what has Dan learned over the years about life and love?