Love (Emotion)

April 24, 2020

When It’s Either Your Ex, or Nobody, for Months

My boyfriend broke up with me the week before they found my neighbor. The breakup happened in the evening; I had spent the day grocery shopping […]
April 17, 2020

The End of the Long-Distance Marriage

For the past 13 years, a few days each week, I practiced social distancing by living 200 miles from my husband, Michael — not because I […]
April 8, 2020

Modern Love Podcast: Daniel Radcliffe Reads ‘Somewhere Inside, a Path to Empathy’

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher After three years of marriage, David Finch […]
April 3, 2020

Relationships Move Fast on a Slow Cargo Ship

Liz and I were on a cargo ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with the sun setting and a light wind. The scene resembled […]
March 27, 2020

On the Front Lines of a Pandemic, ‘I Love You’ Can Mean ‘Goodbye’

“I love you,” I said to my wife. Then, quietly: “Goodbye.” It was 6 a.m. and I was getting up for work. If I had said […]
March 18, 2020

Love Is Blind in Quarantine

For singles practicing social distancing in their houses and apartments, dating presents some obvious challenges. But also: opportunities. “If you really think about it, being in […]
March 13, 2020

Love Letter: Life After ‘Love Is Blind’

[Sign up here to receive Love Letter, a weekly newsletter about relationship highs, lows and woes, in your inbox every Friday.] Netflix’s reality romance show “Love […]
March 13, 2020

Behind the ‘Love Is Blind’ Wall

It’s hard to win over fans on a romantic reality show. But Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton did. Ms. Speed, 34, a content creator, and Mr. […]
February 28, 2020

Life Isn’t Like the Movies (Even if You Write the Movies)

ImageCredit…Brian Rea Once I turned 69, if anyone asked me my age — not that anyone ever did, but if I offered it up in conversation […]
February 14, 2020

Love Letter: From Worst to Best Date Ever

[Sign up here to receive Love Letter, a weekly newsletter about relationship highs, lows and woes, in your inbox every Friday.] While dating sites and apps […]