Love (Emotion)

May 14, 2021

The Bear Chased Us. Then We Chased the Bear.

When I was young and new in town, my next-door neighbor became my friend and protector. The bear chased us. Then we chased the bear. I […]
May 12, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: ‘Why Do People Get Married?’

Listen to our season premiere:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher ‘The idea of marriage was embarrassing. But it wasn’t that I wanted to be single and […]
May 11, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Two Blue Dots on One Blue Planet’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Last Biscuit Before the city pool in Johnson City, Tenn., got drained […]
May 7, 2021

The Modern Love Podcast is Back for a New Season: Subscribe

Listen and subscribe to Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Premiering Wednesday, May 12 The Modern Love podcast is returning with a whole new season […]
May 7, 2021

Doing ‘The Washing Machine’ With My 84-Year-Old Mother

How a ridiculous dance — several, actually — kept us connected through Covid. When I see my mother on the screen holding her hot-pink, one-pound dumbbells, […]
May 4, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Every Morning We Got Up and Did It Again’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Still Cooking Side by Side I fry cutlets for chicken parmigiana, doing math: […]
April 30, 2021

He Delivered for Me

How my UPS man went from annoyance to emotional lifeline. For the first year of our relationship, I didn’t know his name and didn’t welcome his […]
April 27, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Can’t You Find Someone?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Tito’s Trust Tito asked me to marry him, but not for the happily […]
April 23, 2021

My Boyfriend Has Two Girlfriends. Should I Be His Third?

My mind could rationalize polyamory, but my heart rebelled. I had been wandering the liquor store for some minutes when the clerk approached and asked if […]
April 20, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘My First Spring Without Her’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. What I Want to Remember I started cleaning our apartment so I could […]