November 16, 2024

Are Women Really Abandoning Men After Trump’s Win? Inside the Rise of ‘Heteropessimism.’

If you were looking for a single example of just how strange things were getting between men and women this election cycle, one political ad seemed […]
July 16, 2024

Dr. Ruth’s Tips for a Happy Life

Ruth Westheimer loved to give advice — and often strayed from her area of expertise as she tried, in her words, “to make the world a […]
April 15, 2024

Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.

When my marriage collapsed after 23 years, I was devastated and overwhelmed. I was in my 50s, with two jobs, two teenage daughters, one dog. I […]
February 9, 2024

Smart Sex Toys: Can You Use Data to Optimize an Orgasm?

An array of smart sex toys cater to those who want to take a data-driven approach to their pleasure. After Melissa, a 35-year-old event planner living […]
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 19, 2024

My Relationships Have No Clothes

I have no moral objection to infidelity. For me, sex is just sex. He and I had been friends in graduate school in New Orleans for […]
December 29, 2023

The Secret Sorrow of Hotel Rooms

After losing my husband, I just wanted to feel alive. Then I wanted more. My exact words to him on our first date were: “I’m not […]
June 28, 2023

Sex on the Run? No, We Parked.

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music ‘For […]
June 14, 2023

For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Rowan Niemisto, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music […]
May 16, 2023

Interested in Polyamory? Somerville, Massachusetts May Be the City for You

Somerville, Mass., has passed laws granting rights to people in polyamorous relationships — and it’s just getting started. Jace Knight had heard about Somerville, Mass., while […]