Love (Emotion)

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 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 […]
May 6, 2022

My Plea for a Sixth Love Language

The winner of our college essay contest explores how for her Syrian family, scattered by war, a WhatsApp group chat — rife with silly videos and […]
May 3, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Slow-Danced on the Sidewalk’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Faces I’ll Never Forget Emptying a drawer that for years had sat unsifted, […]
April 29, 2022

From Russia With Mixed Feelings

I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him. Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived […]
April 29, 2022

From Russia With Mixed Feelings

I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him. Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived […]
April 26, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Queer in Appalachia’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Finding Cheer in Cheerios “Family Size” was written in an aggressively large font […]
April 22, 2022

If a Rat Falls Into Your Bed, Call Your Lover’s Boyfriend

Hey, it worked for me! The rustling of the curtains that cover my bedside window woke me around 4 a.m. I opened my eyes just in […]
April 19, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Sent Love Through Our Thumbs’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Daily Status Report In late 2020, I got very sick. After many months, […]
April 15, 2022

The Loneliness of the Locked-Down Single Mother

Having a job, a child and no help during a pandemic can take a toll — but also forge a special bond. It began with a […]