Dating and Relationships

October 22, 2021

Two Wrongs Don’t Make Mr. Right

He wanted to get really serious really fast, which felt good until it didn’t. When my Hinge match said on our first date that he wanted […]
October 19, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Who Has Time to Feel All Day?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Our Fragile Bonds Having nearly lost my marriage, I appreciate its comforts now: […]
October 15, 2021

How a Missing Sock Changed My Life

Not the sock itself, but a note attached to the sock. (Actually, the guy who wrote the note.) Nearly five years ago, I found a stray […]
July 9, 2021

He Couldn’t Remember That We Broke Up

When my ex injured his brain in a fall and thought we were still together, I had to fill in the gaps. I used to receive […]
July 7, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: When His Shorts Are Just Too Tight

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “Alex’s ability to simply be unaware of the judgment of others has always been intoxicating. Except […]
July 6, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Kissed It Better’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. How to Fix a Booboo One night in the bath, my 3-year-old accidentally […]
July 2, 2021

Some People Flip Real Estate. I Flip Men.

Give me a fixer-upper and I’ll turn him into someone desirable — for someone else. I am a man flipper. I meet a man, fix him […]
June 30, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: When Two Open Marriages Collide

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “This situation — entering the hospital room of my wife’s lover — risked exposing our oddness […]
June 29, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Adored Having a Gay Son’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Within Reach Over time, my husband taught himself how to repair every part […]
June 25, 2021

Why Won’t Anyone Help Me in This Sex Shop?

At 83, and legally blind, I could use some assistance. I didn’t see what the problem was. I’m a perfectly respectable woman who knows what she […]