Dating and Relationships

June 11, 2021

He Made Affection Feel Simple

Dating as a transgender woman, in my experience, meant low expectations and casual sex. Then I met Jack. My bio on Grindr read: “Be trans friendly. […]
June 8, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Two Days Later, He Moved Into My Loft’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Ready to Hug Me Orphaned at 13, I thought about how I would […]
June 4, 2021

Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me?

A librarian who identifies as queer wrestles with our tendency to classify both books and people. As a librarian who has dated both men and women, […]
June 2, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: Catfished and Trapped in a Romance Scam

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “My photos were circulating all over, creating new personas: a Chicago stockbroker, an Oregon park ranger, […]
June 1, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Was Right. Love Can Never Be Compared.’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sometimes You Have to Say It Twice “I’m so happy to be here […]
May 25, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Sex Is Our Antidote to Loss’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Holding On Thursday mornings: Clear our schedules, send the kids off to school. […]
May 21, 2021

His Comfort Is Not My Responsibility

A young woman with a prosthetic leg hopes to make the world a more empathetic place. If only she didn’t have to do it on first […]
May 18, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Nothing My Husband Did Helped’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Ella and Venus The closest thing my daughter, Ella, could get to a […]
May 12, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: ‘Why Do People Get Married?’

Listen to our season premiere:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher ‘The idea of marriage was embarrassing. But it wasn’t that I wanted to be single and […]
May 11, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Two Blue Dots on One Blue Planet’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Last Biscuit Before the city pool in Johnson City, Tenn., got drained […]