Love (Emotion)

October 20, 2023

When Your Search History Says What You Can’t

Why was my boyfriend asking Google how to break up with someone? If the eyes are the window to the soul, what is Google search history […]
October 18, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Dan Powell, Pat McCusker, Diane Wong and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘We both knew I would never choose a man […]
October 17, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Not Especially Beautiful, Intelligent, Affectionate’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Caboodle the Extraordinary Cat Caboodle was a sweet but average cat. Not especially […]
October 13, 2023

Jennifer Graham Likes Jennifer Graham

She shared my name. How could we not become friends? And how could I not have gone to see her when it mattered most? She had […]
October 11, 2023

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop and Listen and follow “Modern Love”Apple Podcasts | Spotify ‘Why was I putting myself through […]
October 10, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Were They Just Using Me?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sam with the Answer My girlfriends made a habit of crushing on my […]
October 6, 2023

My (Liberating) Secret Shame

I may be unable to have children, and I am relieved. When I was 16, my mother told me that I would never be happier. Entering […]
October 4, 2023

Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife?

Julia Botero, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Carole Sabouraud, Marion Lozano and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘Once you’re accustomed to hiding your […]
October 3, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘To the Skinny Girl with Sad Eyes’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Wishing Her Well To the skinny girl with sad eyes wearing a peacoat […]
September 29, 2023

My 11-Year Relationship That Never Happened

At 50, divorced and suffering from delusions, I experienced the greatest love I had ever known. If only it were real. It is unusual, doctors tell […]