Dating and Relationships

December 17, 2022

Seven Stories of Rage and Regret

Readers share recent moments when an outburst led to embarrassment. Last month we asked readers to share stories of a recent instance when they or a […]
December 16, 2022

My Stint as the Adulterous Flavor-of-the-Month

I was trying to have an experience and ended up having a life. Enrique was married, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when he dumped me. […]
December 14, 2022

Your Weirdest Dates

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music “We had never spent the night together, and now our next date would […]
December 13, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Decided to Be Brutally Honest’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. What Money Can’t Buy I had just returned from six months of rehab. […]
December 12, 2022

The Year in Micro News

You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders. Plenty of big news happened […]
December 12, 2022

The Year in Micro News

You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders. Plenty of big news happened […]
December 9, 2022

‘You Bought the Wrong Nipple Clamps’

Our relationship was impossible, which of course is what made it possible. After the third time Charles and I met, I sent him an email that […]
December 7, 2022

A Bond Thicker Than Blood

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music ‘We may not have been blood, but I belonged to him before we […]
December 6, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Her Dreams of Infidelity’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Grand Gesture Gone Wrong A month into dating, Paul stood on a treehouse […]
December 4, 2022

Day 4: Tiny Love Stories for the Holiday Season

The holidays are a time of joy and celebration but also often spur feelings of loneliness and longing. As editors of the Modern Love column, we […]