Love (Emotion)

May 8, 2026

Writing About My Mother as if She Were Dead

I needed distance to write honestly about my childhood. But fiction didn’t protect any of us from pain. For three days in 2002, my mother secluded […]
May 6, 2026

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Could Feel Him Watching Me’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The First to Fall The first night he came over, I was already […]
April 29, 2026

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Everyone Was a Few Drinks In’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Begrudgingly Enchanted When I worked at Disneyland, I mercilessly mocked people […]
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 […]
April 15, 2026

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Embarrassed Yet Unable to Stop’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Asking a Plant’s Permission When I was young, my grandmother would […]
April 15, 2026

Elizabeth Banks Reflects on 33 Years of Marriage

“I didn’t meet my husband the first day of college. I met a really great boyfriend who over a long time became the person that I […]
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 […]
July 16, 2025

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Thought I Was Straight’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words Brian Rea Our Father, the Maestro Our father wore clothes until they practically […]
July 16, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘It doesn’t matter that your partner’s a grown-up, it doesn’t matter […]
July 16, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘It doesn’t matter that your partner’s a grown-up, it doesn’t matter […]