Dating and Relationships

May 14, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘God, You Can Kiss’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Kiss to Remember We kissed just once, standing by my living room […]
May 10, 2024

A Shattering Secret on the Path to Motherhood

My doctor asked a routine question that led to a marital crisis. “Has your husband ever gotten anyone pregnant before?” my doctor asked. We were trying […]
May 8, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Does My Grandma Need to Know I’m Gay?

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang and Jen Poyant, Davis Land and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify| Amazon Music “I said [to my abuela], ‘I’m […]
May 7, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Rarity in Paris’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Man With Dimples I was 41, single and no longer looking. Rushing […]
May 1, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, But a Little Help Would Be Nice

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang and Dan Powell, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify| Amazon Music “I think that was […]
April 30, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Schoolhouse Taught Me What Marriage Didn’t’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Fortunes Told My wife died in 1991. Her best friend and I grew […]
April 26, 2024

When Love Means Being Selfish

I knew I had to hold onto what I needed — even if that meant using a lawyer to get custody (of a dog). “You cannot […]
April 24, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Laufey, Gen Z’s Pop Jazz Icon, Sings for the Anxious Generation

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang and Dan Powell and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music ‘The songs we listen to growing […]
April 23, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Problem Was He Smelled Really Good’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Group Chat My high school friends restart a group text. Basic holiday wishes […]
April 19, 2024

After the Affair, the Reckoning

While I was with our new baby, my husband was with another woman. One day before our seventh wedding anniversary, and six weeks after our first […]