Love (Emotion)

April 29, 2022

From Russia With Mixed Feelings

I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him. Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived […]
April 29, 2022

From Russia With Mixed Feelings

I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him. Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived […]
April 26, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Queer in Appalachia’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Finding Cheer in Cheerios “Family Size” was written in an aggressively large font […]
April 22, 2022

If a Rat Falls Into Your Bed, Call Your Lover’s Boyfriend

Hey, it worked for me! The rustling of the curtains that cover my bedside window woke me around 4 a.m. I opened my eyes just in […]
April 19, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Sent Love Through Our Thumbs’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Daily Status Report In late 2020, I got very sick. After many months, […]
April 15, 2022

The Loneliness of the Locked-Down Single Mother

Having a job, a child and no help during a pandemic can take a toll — but also forge a special bond. It began with a […]
April 12, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Never Asked; He Never Explained’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Filed on Time My husband, Stanley, was sick for months before he died […]
April 8, 2022

Closing Up Shop on a Marriage

When the last thing you share is your pharmacy rewards account. When my father came home to New Rochelle from his job in Manhattan, he was […]
April 5, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Quietly, Foolishly Eloped’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. She Chose Another Road I have a drawer full of magic. Serums, powders, […]
April 1, 2022

The Dentist Who Treated My Divorce

When in pain, it helps to know someone who has experience treating it. I have spent countless hours reclined in dentists’ chairs, but this was the […]