Sent this to my friend, Erin, yesterday and she loved it as much as I did, so I’m sharing it with the world. As I told her, I have read and loved many a “Modern Love” essay in The New York Times, but this one by Layng Martine Jr. made tears roll down my cheeks. Very special: In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Traveled.

Oh, to have a love that great …