When the Cost of Being Unmarried Is Too High
In an uncertain world, a marriage skeptic comes around.
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Modern Love is a weekly column, a book, a podcast and a television show about relationships, feelings, betrayals and revelations.
Modern Love is a weekly column, a book, a podcast and a television show about relationships, feelings, betrayals and revelations.
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CreditBrian Rea Tiny Love Stories: ‘Humor to Counter Despair’
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CreditBrian Rea Thanksgiving With My Wife and Girlfriend
Townsend Davis and his wife Bridget were happily married for more than a decade when an unexpected diagnosis disrupted everything.
By Anna MartinReva GoldbergEmily LangDavis LandChristina DjossaAmy PearlJen PoyantLynn LevyDaniel RamirezDan PowellAman SahotaElisheba IttoopCarole SabouraudPat McCusker and
CreditIllustration by Brian Rea; Inset Illustration: Brian Rea and The New York Times What’s the Worst Date You’ve Ever Been On? We Want to Hear About It.
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Have You Ever Ghosted Somebody? We Want to Hear About It.
Tell us about your experience for a New York Times Magazine article about how we communicate in our dating lives and relationships.
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CreditBrian Rea Tiny Love Stories: ‘Our Unspoken Sibling Sign’
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CreditBrian Rea He Saved Me. Now It Was My Turn to Save Him.
They say it’s a bad idea to start a new relationship when you’re fighting an addiction, but Laura Cathcart Robbins decided she had to break the rules.
By Anna MartinReva GoldbergEmily LangDavis LandChristina DjossaAmy PearlJen PoyantLynn LevyDaniel RamirezDan Powell and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times, Inset Illustration by Brian Rea Men, Please Stop Talking About Burning Man
Am I the only woman meeting Burning Mansplainers on dates?
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Couldn’t Stop Looking at Her’
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘When Two Fantasies Collide’
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No eres tú, tampoco las matemáticas
En este ensayo de 2011, una mujer de 39 años que lleva ocho años sin tener novio cuenta lo díficil que es lidiar con la sorpresa de las personas frente a su soltería.
By Sara Eckel
When Eve and Eve Bit the Apple
In this essay from 2016, a writer struggles to reconcile her love for a woman with being “a good Christian girl.”
By Kristen Scharold
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Day of the Dead Had Never Felt More Alive’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Cómo aprendí a medir el tiempo a través del amor y la pérdida
En este ensayo de 2013, un escritor intenta agradecer los límites de su propia vida.
By Chris Huntington
Sometimes, It’s Not You, or the Math
In this 2011 essay, a 39-year-old woman who hasn’t had a boyfriend in eight years is asked by a date, “What’s wrong with you?”
By Sara Eckel
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Could Barely Believe My Eyes’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Modern Love Turns 20!
To celebrate the Modern Love column’s 20th anniversary this month, we put together a special package of articles exploring the column’s history and impact.
By Miya Lee
Learning to Measure Time in Love and Loss
In this essay from 2013, a writer tries to appreciate the limits of his own life.
By Chris Huntington
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