Love (Emotion)

October 27, 2023

When a Breakup Is an Act of Love

Single again in midlife, I am learning how to embrace reality over fantasy in a new relationship. A prompt on the Hinge dating app asks for […]
October 25, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: I Wrote This Essay, but Then Changed My Mind

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Hans Buetow and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I’d never seen my […]
October 24, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Have Me Now’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Through His Eyes I watched the car on the ride-hailing app circle my […]
October 20, 2023

When Your Search History Says What You Can’t

Why was my boyfriend asking Google how to break up with someone? If the eyes are the window to the soul, what is Google search history […]
October 18, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Dan Powell, Pat McCusker, Diane Wong and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘We both knew I would never choose a man […]
October 17, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Not Especially Beautiful, Intelligent, Affectionate’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Caboodle the Extraordinary Cat Caboodle was a sweet but average cat. Not especially […]
October 13, 2023

Jennifer Graham Likes Jennifer Graham

She shared my name. How could we not become friends? And how could I not have gone to see her when it mattered most? She had […]
October 11, 2023

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop and Listen and follow “Modern Love”Apple Podcasts | Spotify ‘Why was I putting myself through […]
October 10, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Were They Just Using Me?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sam with the Answer My girlfriends made a habit of crushing on my […]
October 6, 2023

My (Liberating) Secret Shame

I may be unable to have children, and I am relieved. When I was 16, my mother told me that I would never be happier. Entering […]