Grief (Emotion)

March 1, 2024

How to Support Someone Grieving the Loss of a Pet

The death of an animal companion can be every bit as devastating as other types of loss. On “The Daily Show” this week, the host Jon […]
February 6, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Are Meant to Be With a Woman’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Not-So-Secret Ingredient I eat an egg, over-easy, every morning. In the summer, I […]
June 7, 2023

The Marriage Proposal That Wasn’t

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music ‘Old age […]
May 26, 2023

‘That’s Why I Picked a Younger Man’

My mother’s second husband wasn’t supposed to die before she did. And neither was I. The day after Thanksgiving, my mother called, worried I was going […]
March 8, 2023

I Imagine Him Here

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Sara Sarasohn and Diane Wong and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music “By Day […]
December 23, 2022

When a Doorbell’s Ring Means Hope

It was as if someone was saying to us, “You are seen. You are loved.” The doorbell rang one mid-December evening. I frequently had unexpected visitors […]
September 5, 2022

Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny […]
June 10, 2021

In Covid’s Early Days, Her Loss Resonated. She Hopes Her Hope Does, Too.

LOS ANGELES — Amanda Kloots is not surprised that she’s famous. You don’t move to New York from Ohio at 18, go to countless thanks-but-no-thanks auditions, […]
April 19, 2021

Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It’s Called Languishing

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021. At first, I […]
April 8, 2021

‘Worn Stories’ Treats Clothing as the Fabric of Memory. I Can Relate.

For Joe, it’s the Air Jordan hoodie that belonged to his son, Jeremy, cut down by a lethal heroin overdose. For the writer and stylist Simon […]