Love (Emotion)

February 11, 2022

Beyond Cool, She Was Fly. Her Confidence Gave Me Wings.

I had no example of love, not for girls that looked like me. Until my cousin Tiffany. I’ve spent my whole life looking for similarities between […]
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

Our Bond Was Thicker Than Blood

No matter how hard I prayed, my father never appeared. But my godfather always did. I was trying to think about the first time I met […]
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 4, 2022

Loving Him More When He Walks Out the Door

A daily reminder of mortality can be more gift than burden. Six weeks after we married, my husband got a phone call from his mother, and […]
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 […]