Love (Emotion)

January 24, 2020

Love in the Time of Low Expectations

I saved the drunk voice mail from Texas, which he left during a wedding rehearsal dinner. “I miss you,” he said. “You’re the best thing that’s […]
January 22, 2020

Modern Love Podcast: Jessalyn Gilsig Reads ‘My Secret Left Me Unable to Help’

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher Can a parent’s transgression be forgiven if […]
January 10, 2020

Love Letter: Prince Harry and Meghan’s Royal Exit

[Sign up here to receive Love Letter, a weekly newsletter about relationship highs, lows and woes, in your inbox every Friday.] On Wednesday, Prince Harry and […]
January 10, 2020

Two Open Marriages in One Small Room

“I want to see the body,” said my 12-year-old son, Miles. He and I were sitting in our minivan outside of the hospital. I texted my […]
January 4, 2020

They All Said Yes

An engagement ring hidden in an elephant trunk in Southeast Asia. A golden eagle serving as a wingman for a prospective groom in Mongolia. A double […]
January 3, 2020

Trying to Keep Up With Grandma’s Love Life

Three years ago, my mother sent me a text that read, “Gramma Gert: 3, Jake: 0” — the joke being that her 80-year-old mother, Gert, was […]
December 31, 2019

Tiny Love Stories: A New Year’s Instagram Flirtation

The Flamingo Connection Peyton posted a picture with his flamingo, Lisa, wearing a Santa hat. Lisa had an Instagram account, so I followed it. He texted: […]
December 27, 2019

As the Ball Dropped, Our Life Fell Apart

Six years ago, on a frigid New Year’s Eve, my teenage daughter and I, along with our two cats, became homeless. Just before midnight, we closed […]
December 20, 2019

The Subway Crush Who Crushed Me

We met on the subway on a Saturday morning nearly 14 years ago. Our meeting had been a long time coming. He had been my subway […]
December 13, 2019

It Wasn’t Me He Wanted

Running my hands down my jeans as I waited for a drink, I thought, “Can a 22-year-old even be underdressed?” In my corduroy blazer and dark-washed […]