Love (Emotion)

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 […]
February 14, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Un-Marry Me!

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Mark Pagán, Paula Szuchman and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify I said, ‘We’re separating?’ […]
February 13, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Middle of a Post-Divorce Breakdown’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Sweetheart Reminder on Valentine’s Day “Hello?” Mom repeated into the phone. The […]
February 6, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Are Meant to Be With a Woman’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Not-So-Secret Ingredient I eat an egg, over-easy, every morning. In the summer, I […]
February 2, 2024

A Place Where Heartbreak Feels Good

My boyfriend instilled in me a passion for movies. To heal, that’s where I go. Cam and I hadn’t spoken in over a year when he […]
January 30, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He’s a Minimalist; I’m a Hoarder’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Honey, I Got You Nothing! For our 12th anniversary, I gave my boyfriend […]
January 26, 2024

The Cost of the American Dream? Our Intimacy.

A physical relationship is nearly impossible for a hard-working Bangladeshi taxi driver and his wife, who longed for each other. Certain mornings can seem exceptionally beautiful […]