Dating and Relationships

June 3, 2022

Not Every Breakup Is About Being Broken

She was everything I needed — until, with her love, my needs changed. I was dying the morning I met Sarah. I ordered a latte from […]
June 3, 2022

Not Every Breakup Is About Being Broken

She was everything I needed — until, with her love, my needs changed. I was dying the morning I met Sarah. I ordered a latte from […]
May 31, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Was 20 and He Was 60’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. His Hand on My Thigh “Do you hear it?” the midwife asked. Holding […]
May 27, 2022

May We Please Just Date Without Hate?

An Asian American college couple tries to let their young love bloom, but racist incidents keep disrupting their honeymoon phase. There’s a picture of us meeting […]
May 24, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Never Call Me Anymore’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sweet and Sour August, 1990. Walking along the Northern Ireland coast, we pass […]
May 17, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Begged Him for a Sign’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. My Sweetie We’ve endured lockdowns in Shanghai since March 2022, surfacing with just […]
May 13, 2022

Love Letter: What Was Your Teenage Anthem?

The Modern Love podcast asked listeners to share their favorite songs from their hormonal, lovelorn years. Today’s Love Letter is written by Anna Martin, the host […]
May 13, 2022

I Bet You Think These Songs Are About You

Millie’s Spotify playlists were dropping hints. Weren’t they? If you want to think I’m a narcissist for assuming Millie’s Spotify playlists were about me, go ahead. […]
May 11, 2022

The Bachelor Comes to Bushwick

A new YouTube reality series, inspired by the ABC franchise, offers willing young singles the chance at a fairy tale ending. Jessica Callaghan, 30, was scrolling […]
May 10, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Discovered Pleasure’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Making it Official (Again) “OK girls, here’s the scoop,” my mother texted. “Dad […]