For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated
Kacey Vu Shap had no desire to return to the Vietnamese orphanage of his youth. As a child, whenever
Welcome to our season premiere. Seven years into a serious relationship, Jake Maynard got a text fro
When Laura and her husband divorced after two decades of marriage, their “little Colorado mountain t
This holiday season, it’s OK to want more. Paula grew up in foster care, and year after year she wou
This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.In 2013, Courtney Queeney published an essay
When Bette met her husband, he was leaning against a wall at a party. He had, as she put it, “smolde
Andrew and Sarah met on a dating app. Their first date was just supposed to be coffee, but it lasted
Sarah and Liz met on a blind date in New York City. Sarah ordered a club soda with a splash of cranb
Feeling election stress? Today's stories about a man and his dog may help.Timothy Braun was on a run
In college, Malcolm Conner penned a rambling email intended for his crush. “You have cow eyes,” he w
They disagreed on a lot of things: She was a “bleeding-heart liberal”; he was a “conservative libert
This episode contains strong language. On the first episode of the new Modern Love podcast, we hear
Love is going to sound a little different this season. Tune into the first episode on Oct. 14, with
In this week’s essay, Lilian Oben writes about how essential it is to be seen in relationships — to
Do you tell your friends you love them? And do you say it like that, using those words? Is it easy f
Lorraine Toussaint ("The Glorias") reads an essay by Kim McLarin. Then, we catch up with K
Hasan Minhaj ("Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj") reads Brian Goedde's essay about a man inve
Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the rel
"Lolita," Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a man’s sexual obsession with a young girl, is fa
Living alone can be liberating, maddening, joyful ... lonely. It also might feel very different tod