Friendship

June 3, 2026

I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.

‘Most stories about wanting a kid end with having a kid.’ Illustration by Brian Rea Joseph Osmundson spent years joking about having a baby with his […]
April 22, 2026

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Our Waitress Was Bored’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Through the Storm When the depression deepens, he retreats. Others won’t […]
August 27, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Insisted on Keeping Things Casual ’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea A Lifeline During Wartime Multiple civilian deaths from Russian airstrikes. I […]
June 11, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I’m So Aware of Our Age Gap ’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea An Arrow to Amsterdam Traveling Berlin solo, I download a dating […]
June 11, 2025

My Best Friend Ghosted Me, and I’m Devastated. Help!

After nearly a decade of close friendship, a reader is hurt and mystified by the radio silence from a woman who was in her wedding party […]
June 4, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Wise Friend Warned Me About Divorce’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Misha’s Raspberry Syrup Love tastes like the raspberry syrup Misha handmade […]
May 28, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Left Me for a Much Younger Woman’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Out of Despair After 21 years of marriage, he left me […]
May 21, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘I just thought that we had time. I just thought we […]
March 9, 2025

‘The White Lotus’ Friendship Triangle Resonates With Viewers

Some viewers are identifying with the pros and cons of a triangular relationship depicted on “The White Lotus.” As Desiree Frederickson, 40, started watching the third […]
January 1, 2025

My Two Best Friends Started Dating Each Other. I’m Livid!

Feeling slighted after a former flame paired up with an old friend she met through him, a middle-aged reader cut off contact with both. So why […]