Love (Emotion)

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 28, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘I kissed him for the entire B side of R.E.M.’s “Reckoning.” […]
May 21, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘No One’s Choosing to Walk Out’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea An Earnest Endearment “So now that we’re dating, what should I […]
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 […]
May 14, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Don’t You Have a Girlfriend?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea A Fateful Crosswalk “Why don’t you have a girlfriend?” my younger […]
May 9, 2025

How Could I Not Love My Baby?

What happens when motherhood doesn’t feel the way you expect. I counted 26. No, 27. Wait, did that one fly away? Listen to this article, read […]
May 7, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Sex Is Just Sex’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Before ‘Polyamory’ Was in Vogue Veronica’s prom date wanted to marry […]
April 30, 2025

How Has Marriage Equality Changed Your Life?

As we near the 10-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, we’d like to hear how this decision […]
April 25, 2025

A Glimpse of Beauty in an Ugly Place

As a woman working in a men’s high-security prison, I was told not to care about the incarcerated population. But my job was to love. Wearing […]
April 23, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Secret About People’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Anxious Affection My mother’s love language was worry. An anxious woman, […]