January 7, 2022

The Benefits of Bickering in Marriage

A relationship is a shared story, even if it’s hard to agree on the details. No one likes to hang out with couples, like us, who […]
January 7, 2022

The Benefits of Bickering in Marriage

A relationship is a shared story, even if it’s hard to agree on the details. No one likes to hang out with couples, like us, who […]
January 6, 2022

Watching a Partner Change Is Hard. Accepting It Can Be Harder.

We don’t marry one person as much as we marry one version of a person. But accepting the person a partner may become can be more […]
November 16, 2021

Theirs Is a ‘Traditional Untraditional’ Union

The Tony Award-winning actor Daisy Eagan and her husband Keith Bloom, who are in an open relationship, share how they designed a marriage that works for […]
July 7, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: When His Shorts Are Just Too Tight

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “Alex’s ability to simply be unaware of the judgment of others has always been intoxicating. Except […]
July 7, 2021

Three Musical Notes, 1,848 Miles and a Lifetime of Memories

Instead of walking down the aisle, the father of the bride escorted his daughter to her new husband in a road trip to Texas, forging a […]
June 30, 2021

When the Truth, and My Groom-to-Be, Stood Naked Before Me

Our partners can make us aware sometimes of important realities — ones we may be afraid to face — in the most loving of ways. My […]
June 7, 2021

Wedding Bells for Two 95 Year Olds

Joy Morrow-Nulton and John Shults Jr., both widowed twice after 60-plus years of marriage, celebrated their 95th birthdays and wedding. Joy Morrow-Nulton keeps a diary, but […]
June 3, 2021

The Wedding Dress Repurposed

How women are fashioning the white dress to bring awareness to a variety of issues. On May 17, at 9 a.m., Vanessa Reiser was in position, […]
May 28, 2021

She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box

And for more than two decades, her daughter has been taking it out. In the back of my closet is a small cardboard chest with brass […]