Dating and Relationships

October 15, 2021

How a Missing Sock Changed My Life

Not the sock itself, but a note attached to the sock. (Actually, the guy who wrote the note.) Nearly five years ago, I found a stray […]
July 9, 2021

He Couldn’t Remember That We Broke Up

When my ex injured his brain in a fall and thought we were still together, I had to fill in the gaps. I used to receive […]
July 7, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: When His Shorts Are Just Too Tight

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “Alex’s ability to simply be unaware of the judgment of others has always been intoxicating. Except […]
July 6, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Kissed It Better’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. How to Fix a Booboo One night in the bath, my 3-year-old accidentally […]
July 2, 2021

Some People Flip Real Estate. I Flip Men.

Give me a fixer-upper and I’ll turn him into someone desirable — for someone else. I am a man flipper. I meet a man, fix him […]
June 30, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: When Two Open Marriages Collide

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “This situation — entering the hospital room of my wife’s lover — risked exposing our oddness […]
June 29, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Adored Having a Gay Son’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Within Reach Over time, my husband taught himself how to repair every part […]
June 25, 2021

Why Won’t Anyone Help Me in This Sex Shop?

At 83, and legally blind, I could use some assistance. I didn’t see what the problem was. I’m a perfectly respectable woman who knows what she […]
June 23, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: The Right to Fail at Marriage

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “I fought for our space and our rights alongside so many others, and in the end, […]
June 22, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Brave Enough to Unearth What’s Buried’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Only Looking at You We met in the South at a Starbucks, where […]