Dating and Relationships

February 11, 2022

What Is Black Love Today?

In a special collaboration between Modern Love and Black History, Continued, we gathered stories that illuminate how Black people live, and love, in this moment. When […]
February 11, 2022

She Wouldn’t Break Her Heart to Mend Mine

She was a healer, but was I ready to be fixed? A few days before my last day at my job administering a college scholarship program, […]
February 11, 2022

Two Boys on Bicycles, Falling in Love

He gave me a ring. He also punched me in the eye. I learned a lot that summer about how “nice-nasty” the world can be. Two […]
February 11, 2022

Was It Me? Or My Teeth?

In America, a smile is like a résumé. I was afraid mine wasn’t closing the deal. I met her the way it felt like most people […]
February 8, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Third Time She Left Me’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Girl Again “Hello, little girl!” That is how my father starts every […]
February 1, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Cried Without Knowing Why’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Mystery of His Words “I love you, sweetheart. I’ll never forget you.” […]
January 28, 2022

What He Hadn’t Told Me

We met on a dating app, where his profile lacked a few crucial details. At first, he was a fairy tale. Later, an addiction. We met […]
January 26, 2022

On New Podcasts, the Sound of Falling in Love

“This Is Dating” and “It’s Nice to Hear You” let listeners eavesdrop on singles in search of connection. Love is hard to find these days. Apps […]
January 25, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘An Invitation to His Bed’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Walking Beside Me His freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked […]
January 21, 2022

I’m Getting Married, Mom. Please Cry.

Entering marriage as your mother leaves it can create an emotional disconnect. Over lunch at a French restaurant in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood, I told my […]