Love (Emotion)

November 29, 2019

Does It Matter How Many We Are?

When my son was in third grade, I went to his school for a pre-Thanksgiving Day concert. I found a folding chair next to a fellow […]
November 22, 2019

Face It, Mom and Dad: I’m Not Special

I come from a polite Midwestern family. We never argue. We acknowledge each other’s viewpoint and honor each other’s truth. But to the pantheon of complaints […]
November 6, 2019

Zawe Ashton Reads ‘The Triangle’s Sharpest Point’

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher More than 30 years ago, Ingrid Maitland […]
November 1, 2019

Love Letter: Are You a Good Friend?

Love Letter is a weekly email about relationship highs, lows and woes. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox every Friday. Let’s face it, […]
October 30, 2019

Regina King Reads ‘Let’s Meet Again in Five Years’

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher In love with her college boyfriend but […]
October 25, 2019

The Chicken’s in the Oven, My Husband’s Out the Door

To celebrate Modern Love’s 15th anniversary this month, we’re publishing a series of special features — three classic essays from the column’s early years and four […]
October 23, 2019

Ben Platt Reads ‘Words With (I Wish We Were More Than) Friends’

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher After moving to Reno, Nev., from Washington, […]
October 22, 2019

Tiny Love Stories: ‘That Poor Pumpkin Needs Someone to Love It’

When Shame Leads to Kindness My mother and I were driving through Detroit when we stopped at a light and noticed a blind man attempting to […]
October 21, 2019

Meet the Man Who Draws Love Notes for The Times

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. For nearly a decade, Brian Rea, […]
October 18, 2019

Love Letter: The Modern Love TV Series is Here!

This week in Love Letter, we want to help you plan your binge-watching weekend. If you’re looking for a new show to add to your queue […]