Dating and Relationships

April 4, 2023

Mini-Vows Redux: Readers Share Their Work Crush Stories

A sampling from the more than 1,000 comments on social media. A Mini-Vow from last week, “A Secret Crush Goes Public in a Work Meeting,” stirred […]
March 31, 2023

When Climate Change Melts Your Relationship

Everything was going great until I told him to dump his kerosene lamp for an LED. My boyfriend and I had been dating for six months […]
March 31, 2023

When Climate Change Melts Your Relationship

Everything was going great until I told him to dump his kerosene lamp for an LED. My boyfriend and I had been dating for six months […]
March 29, 2023

The Healing Power of Love (Island)

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Sara Sarasohn and Sophia Lanman, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon […]
March 29, 2023

Why Is Everyone Reading ‘Mating’ by Norman Rush?

Norman Rush’s “Mating” has achieved handshake status among younger readers thinking seriously about romantic relationships. Katherine Champagne had never heard of “Mating,” the award-winning novel by […]
March 28, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Not an Ode to Breasts’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. From Fake Flirtation to Real Romance It was one of those Los Angeles […]
March 24, 2023

Our Second Date Was Statistically Abnormal

And the ensuing beauty, tragedy and pain has been exquisite. Years later, I still told the undergraduate students in my research methods class the story of […]
March 24, 2023

Our Second Date Was Statistically Abnormal

And the ensuing beauty, tragedy and pain has been exquisite. Years later, I still told the undergraduate students in my research methods class the story of […]
March 21, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Her Gifts Drove Me Crazy — Then Guilty’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Pearls of Wisdom Every birthday, my Filipino grandmother gave me pearls: necklaces, earrings, […]
March 17, 2023

Here Lie the Bickersons, Side-by-Side for All Eternity

When I bought a burial plot for my almost-ex-husband’s girlfriend, I never guessed who might end up there instead. Recently I came across the deed to […]