Single Persons

September 18, 2024

Children of Reality TV Show Participants Reflect on Watching Their Parents Onscreen

Dating shows that center the love lives of older people have created an unusual dynamic: the chance to watch mom or dad flirt on TV. It […]
September 13, 2024

Joan Vassos, the First ‘Golden Bachelorette,’ Knows the Show Is a ‘Weird Way to Meet Somebody’

Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old school administrator and grandmother, didn’t find love on “The Golden Bachelor.” She’ll give it another try as the star of ABC’s new […]
July 4, 2024

In This New Dating Show, Balloons Last Only as Long as Romantic Interest

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! A new dating-show format asks contestants to pop a balloon to signal that they’re not interested. Who said heartbreak had to be […]
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 […]
March 16, 2024

They Fell in Love During the Pandemic. Then Things Changed.

Four years after lockdowns and social distancing were implemented worldwide, four readers share their stories about their pandemic relationship regrets. For some people, it wasn’t easy […]
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, […]
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 […]
September 27, 2023

Gerry Turner Is the First ‘Golden Bachelor.’ Just Don’t Call Him a Silver Fox.

Gerry Turner, 72, is the lead of ABC’s new dating show — and ready to look for love again. Women keep approaching Gerry Turner in airports, […]
September 18, 2023

A Summer of Singles Events, in Pictures

At a speed-dating event in August, $25 bought attendees about 25 dates with strangers, each roughly five minutes long. When the first blind dates began, it […]
July 25, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Gay, Dominant, Single, White, Female’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. God’s Wife We called Dad “The Answerman.” He seemed to know the answer […]