Dating and Relationships

April 16, 2021

Modern Love: I Tried to Filter Him Out

As a Pakistani Muslim, I knew that falling for a Hindu Indian would break me. And it did. We started texting during the early months of […]
April 13, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘You’ll Understand Someday’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Waving From the Other Side On my father’s workdays, he would wait for […]
April 9, 2021

My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works!

There’s just one catch. Last year, in the middle of the pandemic, I appeared as a guest on a (now-defunct) dating show. With cameras rolling, I […]
April 6, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Relieved About a Friend’s Failure’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words Looking for Someone, Maybe You My boss at the Design Industries Foundation Fighting […]
April 2, 2021

My Choice Isn’t Marriage or Loneliness

I thought I had a classic fear of commitment, but it’s more complicated than that. I broke up with my boyfriend of five years during quarantine, […]
March 30, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Didn’t Want Her to Stay Long’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Our Seder, a Year Later “Why is this night different from all the […]
March 26, 2021

Modern Love: Expecting Long Distance Relationships to End

I kept telling myself not to believe in him. And yet, believe I did. It started with a Facebook message from a boy I had known […]
March 23, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Mommy, Why Don’t You Have a Boyfriend?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. My Mother, My Friend My first semester of college, I only called my […]
March 19, 2021

Home, but Never Alone

Privacy is close to nonexistent for those lucky enough to be holed up with loved ones during the pandemic. So, where do you go when you […]
March 16, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Mami Sent Me to Check You Out’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. I Guess I Passed Her Test As a dutiful girlfriend, I accompanied Arturo […]