Dating and Relationships

December 19, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I’m Shrinking, but I Don’t Tell Him’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Savoring the Pain I can’t help but think of my first love’s coffee […]
December 14, 2023

Jes Tom Is Done Looking for ‘the One’

Jes Tom used to be obsessed with finding “the one” to ride out the end times with. Now, the comic is happy just talking about sex […]
December 12, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Not the Romance I’d Imagined’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Our Shared Sense of Wonder Flannel, fireplace, falling snow and frosty windows. The […]
December 11, 2023

David Yoon on How He Learned to Spend Money on Love

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. I didn’t grow up in a romantic household. My parents […]
December 11, 2023

Financial Questions to Discuss Before Moving In With Your Partner

This article is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. Have you ever had a flip remark about, say, a […]
December 11, 2023

Melissa Febos on a Financially Controlling Boyfriend — and Girlfriend

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. In my mid-20s, I was close to broke. Not struggling-to-keep-the-lights-on-broke, […]
December 11, 2023

Chloé Cooper Jones on Love and the ‘Cost’ of Care

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. We were standing outside a party in Texas when the […]
December 8, 2023

Never Rely on a Man’s Money

This essay is a preview of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. More stories in this project will appear next week. […]
December 7, 2023

Kink Goes Dark After Troubled Relaunch of Feeld Dating App

Missed connections, privacy lapses and a thwarted threesome: Feeld, the sex-positive dating app, is still dealing with issues days after a splashy reintroduction. What happens when […]
December 5, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Unspoken Question Between Us’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Shelves for Memories The shelves we bought in August, meant to hold memories […]