Dating and Relationships

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 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 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 […]
September 27, 2023

Gerry Turner Is the First ‘Golden Bachelor.’ Just Don’t Call Him a Silver Fox.

Gerry Turner, 72, is the lead of ABC’s new dating show — and ready to look for love again. Women keep approaching Gerry Turner in airports, […]
September 26, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Skin to Skin, We Are Drinking Beers at 3 p.m.’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Disdain to Delight The American woman sitting with us at a cafe in […]
September 23, 2023

Inmovilizada por hombres, conocí el miedo y el amor

Creía que ser sexualmente atrevida era un juego que tenía permitido jugar. No tenía idea del castigo que me esperaba, ni de la sorprendente sanación que […]
September 22, 2023

Our 34-Year Age Gap Was Showing

When my husband, turning 80, agreed I could see a younger man, we couldn’t predict the surprising way our lives together would unfold. Nine years ago, […]