Divorce, Separations and Annulments

December 6, 2019

No Hearing Aids? Then No Marriage

Who celebrates her 52nd wedding anniversary and then, six months later, files for divorce? Me, it seems. And I’m not alone. Divorce rates for people 50 […]
October 25, 2019

The Chicken’s in the Oven, My Husband’s Out the Door

To celebrate Modern Love’s 15th anniversary this month, we’re publishing a series of special features — three classic essays from the column’s early years and four […]
October 15, 2019

Tiny Love Stories: ‘It Was Unsettling to Find Myself Still Single at 36’

More Than I Imagined My son’s first love, at 15, was not what I imagined for him. She came from a family scarred by drug abuse […]
February 2, 2018

Modern Love: When Your Body Tells You What Your Brain Won’t

Advertisement He told me he wanted to marry me in an old city by the sea. All day we had bicycled the cobbled streets of St. […]
November 24, 2017

Modern Love: An Optimist’s Guide to Divorce

Advertisement Beka told me about her self-care plans for the day of her final divorce hearing as we were getting pedicures. Her two daughters sat between […]
November 7, 2017

Modern Love: The 13 Questions That Lead to Divorce

Modern Love By CRAIG BALDO “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” which highlighted the 36 questions that one psychologist says can lead to love, […]
September 29, 2017

Noted: After Weiner’s Sentencing, Abedin Opts for ‘Divorce Jeans’

On Tuesday night at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, N.J., Hillary Rodham Clinton held a book signing for “What Happened,” her new book recounting the events leading […]
October 27, 2016

Social Q’s: Do I Fight for Child Visitation, or Pick a Job Transfer?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My wife and I divorced last year. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t “The War of the Roses,” either. The court […]
August 11, 2016

Field Notes: The Divorce Diet? Losing a Spouse and Some Pounds, Too

Field Notes By HILARY HOWARD Wedding season is here, and many brides and grooms will find themselves in the best shape of their lives. Through a […]
May 20, 2016

Modern Love: No Sound, No Fury, No Marriage

May 20, 2016 Modern Love By LAURA PRITCHETT Three years ago, my husband and I broke up after two decades of marriage. Our path since has […]