January 3, 2020

Trying to Keep Up With Grandma’s Love Life

Three years ago, my mother sent me a text that read, “Gramma Gert: 3, Jake: 0” — the joke being that her 80-year-old mother, Gert, was […]
December 31, 2019

Ringing in the New Year (With Rings)

When Douglas Parr proposed to Nadine Christensen a year ago, the two knew almost immediately that they would get married in their home in Brisbane, Australia […]
December 20, 2019

Laughter and Love, a Gazillion Dates Later

Dr. Stanley Forwand spent six consecutive years searching online for the perfect woman. During that time, he doled out thousands of dollars on airline tickets and […]
December 6, 2019

No Hearing Aids? Then No Marriage

Who celebrates her 52nd wedding anniversary and then, six months later, files for divorce? Me, it seems. And I’m not alone. Divorce rates for people 50 […]
November 14, 2019

The Allure of the White Dress

Few visuals are as symbolic or instantly recognizable as the white wedding dress. “The white dress lets you be a celebrity for the day where all […]
November 1, 2019

After Exchanging Vows, They’re in It for Life

The Halloween wedding of Teresa-Catherine Antoinette Deleski and Gabriel Peguero, of Magnolia, N.J., was attended by a dozen guests. Or maybe more. “One of the things […]
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 18, 2019

25 Modern Love Essays to Read if You Want to Laugh, Cringe and Cry

New to Modern Love? These 25 essays should provide a good introduction. You’ll find some of our most read and most shared of all time, and […]
October 11, 2019

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

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 […]
February 2, 2018

Modern Love: When Your Body Tells You What Your Brain Won’t

Advertisement He told me he wanted to marry me in an old city by the sea. All day we had bicycled the cobbled streets of St. […]