Dating and Relationships

March 12, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘When Mom Left’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Repaying Grandma’s Visits When Mom left when I was 4, I felt incomplete. […]
March 6, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I think there’s something about […]
March 5, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Did I Choose Her?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Crush Since Day 1 In 1997 I wanted a new tax guy. […]
February 28, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Three Powerful Lessons About Love

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Paula Szuchman and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘Working on the column for all these years has given […]
February 27, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Noticed His Stylish Shoes’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Surprise Suitor 1965, Calcutta. My 22-year-old mother had rejected several promising suitors […]
February 23, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Our Favorite Oscar-Worthy Love Stories

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘All dramatic tension comes from relationships with other people: how they go wrong, […]
February 23, 2024

A Family Dinner With My Wife and Girlfriend

Learning to love two women at once — one living with Alzheimer’s — is a challenge and a blessing. Last Thanksgiving I was seated at the […]
February 21, 2024

In Love? Share Screenshots Of Your First Messages Together

How did your relationship go from “hey” to heartfelt? We want to see the messages that started it all — and hear about what happened next. […]
February 21, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker, Diane Wong and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘Our political system does not recognize nuance, […]
February 16, 2024

My Husband Is Two Years Older Than My Son

Our 19-year age gap feels treacherous and gossip inducing — and is also the best thing that’s ever happened to me. More than two years into […]