Love (Emotion)

December 5, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Unspoken Question Between Us’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Shelves for Memories The shelves we bought in August, meant to hold memories […]
December 1, 2023

Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?

If that’s how our friends saw us, I couldn’t bear it. Dating Jason was such a relief. At 43, I had been in love only once […]
November 29, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Corey Schreppel and Marion Lozano, Carole Sabouraud and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘We were absolutely clear there’s no way […]
November 28, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We’d Lost the American Dream’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A New Dream When we lost our apartment, my job and your nest […]
November 24, 2023

First My Husband Left, Then My Stuff

Lessons in letting go and embracing a lighter life. Three years after my divorce, I gave my youngest daughter my wedding shoes. They fit perfectly, their […]
November 22, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Marion Lozano, Carole Sabouraud, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘For boys like us, Black boys, the world […]
November 21, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘It’s a Rom-Com Opening, Baby!’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The One Where Our Groceries Cost the Same Trader Joe’s, West Hollywood. “Your […]
November 17, 2023

Her Cheese Was So Good That We Had to Break Up

Small gestures can build relationships — and also tear them down. She offered to bring fancy cheese, the kind that costs $35 per pound. I said […]
November 17, 2023

Her Cheese Was So Good That We Had to Break Up

Small gestures can build relationships — and also tear them down. She offered to bring fancy cheese, the kind that costs $35 per pound. I said […]
November 15, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Hans Buetow and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Carole Sabouraud and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘His earnest love had become repulsive, […]