Ahead of Mother’s Day, the advice columnist John Paul Brammer (a.k.a. ¡Hola Papi!) has a reminder: Loving your abuela doesn’t... more

Emily Ratajkowski is doing a balancing act many famously beautiful women have to perform. In her 2021 book “My Body,”... more

Laufey, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, has risen to prominence by taking the trials of today’s dating world — casual relationships, no... more

The actor John Magaro is picky about whom he goes to dinner with. Magaro is an adventurous eater. So whether... more

Over the last two decades, Esther Perel has become a world-famous couples therapist by persistently advocating frank conversations about infidelity,... more

When Maya Hawke’s famous parents got divorced, she was just a little kid trying to navigate their newly separate worlds.... more

Penn Badgley has made a career out of playing deeply troubled characters. From his role as Joe Goldberg on the... more

The chef Samin Nosrat lives by the idea that food is love. Her Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” and... more

Brittany Howard, the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, makes vibrant, dynamic music about love. As the frontwoman of the band Alabama Shakes,... more

Before Celeste Ng became a best-selling author, she had a side hustle selling miniatures on eBay — dollhouse-size recreations of... more

When Daniel Jones started the Modern Love column in 2004, he opened the call for submissions and hoped the idea... more

The New York Times’s film critic Alissa Wilkinson has a theory about movies: They’re all about relationships. No matter how... more

The New York Times political reporter Astead Herndon went speed dating in a swing state to ask daters fun questions... more

Dave Finch reads his Modern Love essay, “On the Path to Empathy, Some Forks in the Road." To hear our conversation... more

We’re kicking off our new season this Valentine’s Day with a story from a Modern Love veteran. David Finch has written... more

Zoe Fishman couldn’t stop thinking about the man she called her “subway crush.” For years, she saw Ronen on the... more

Zoe Fishman reads her Modern Love essay, “The Subway Crush Who Crushed Me." To hear our conversation with Zoe, listen to... more

Sonja Falck reads her Modern Love essay, “Our 34-Year Age Gap Was Showing." To hear our conversation with Sonja, listen to... more

Sonja Falck was immediately attracted to Colin, the professor who was renting her a room. He was intellectual and lively,... more

Eric Darnell Pritchard reads their Modern Love essay, “Two Boys on Bicycles, Falling in Love." To hear our conversation with Eric,... more

Eleven-year-old Eric Darnell Pritchard was a solitary kid. They preferred reading romance novels to playing sports, and watching soap operas... more

Jessica Slice reads her Modern Love essay, “He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him." To hear our conversation... more

When Jessica Slice started dating a man named David, there was a lot to like about him. They could nerd... more

Rick Reiss was scared for his teenage son, Gabriel. Gabe was struggling with depression and mood swings, and no amount... more

Christi Clancy reads her Modern Love essay, “Revenge of the Friend." To hear our conversation with Christi, listen to the episode:... more

Christi Clancy had been avoiding her best friend’s ex-husband. He’d unexpectedly left her friend for another woman. After supporting her... more

Heather Sellers wrote her Modern Love essay in 2013, about reconnecting with her elderly, estranged father. Although their relationship was... more

Deanna Fei reads her Modern Love essay, “To Keep but Not Be Kept." To hear our conversation with Deanna, listen... more

Deanna Fei did not need a man. She was in her 20s, living in Shanghai on a Fulbright scholarship, writing... more

Susan Gelles reads her Modern Love essay, “Single, and Surrounded by a Wall of Men." To hear our conversation with... more

Susan Gelles was a lawyer in her 30s who was too busy to find love. But after finally admitting that... more

Khalid Abdulqaadir reads his Modern Love essay, “The Polygraph Test That Saved My Marriage." To hear our conversation with Khalid,... more

Khalid Abdulqaadir’s life was full of secrets. He started keeping them when he was a teenager, after his father was... more

Samantha Joseph’s childhood was scattered with golden trips to California to visit her Aunt Gail. Aunt Gail was the cool... more

Samantha Joseph reads her Modern Love essay, “I Had to Stop Asking Why.” You can listen to Anna’s interview with... more

Nell Stephens reads her Modern Love essay, “How I Lost the Financé but Won the Honeymoon.” You can listen to... more

Bored and in love, Nell Stevens found a hobby combing the internet and entering her name into online contests. But,... more

The last time David visited his ailing grandmother, he hid his wedding ring in his pocket. He’d never told her... more

Imagine you are on vacation. Your favorite shirt is waiting for you in your suitcase. You go to put it... more

Kema Christian-Coates’s childhood was filled with “holiday men,” absentee fathers — including her own — who returned each year around... more

Having sex in a car is usually a last resort, born from the trappings of youth. For Susan Silas, it... more

As one of the only Indian girls in her tiny Canadian mountain town, Natasha Singh stood out — and she... more

Clare Almand was born with congenital heart disease, so her life was never what she would call “normal.” By the... more

Bob Morris could tell that something was changing with his elderly father: His car was clean, his manners had improved... more

Sam and Tyler’s relationship was built on a philosophy of joy. Together, they climbed trees, ate cream puffs in bed,... more

Denny Agassi moved to New York City with a mission: She was looking to have great sex. Her first summer in... more

When Jay Shetty graduated from college, he was prepared for two different paths in life: to work in finance, or... more

12 hopeful singles, thrown into a villa in Spain, hooking up, breaking up and making up. When Sophie Mackintosh was... more

Mark Jason Williams and his mom often butted heads on two issues: She was uncomfortable when he brought up anything... more

“The only three men I had ever imagined a future with all told me that something was missing,” Oz Johnson... more

Felice Neal was in the checkout line at Whole Foods when she dropped her sweet potato. A handsome customer behind... more

When it came to dating, Aly Tadros was used to hiding the messy parts of her life. “Why even bother?... more

In her early 20s, Annabelle Allen longed to know what her dad had been like when he was her age.... more

For years, Evan Sterrett’s relationship with his boyfriend had become “reruns of the same drama.” Evan wanted space; his boyfriend... more

Growing up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community, Sara Glass was used to following strict rules — including what to wear,... more

What’s the most unusual place you’ve ever been on a date? We asked Modern Love listeners and the responses did... more

Brandon Kyle Goodman never knew his father, but he did know his Uncle Ronnie. Uncle Ronnie was Brandon’s godfather, originally... more

An A-student, a striving employee and a loyal friend, Terri Cheney is the sort of person who seems to have... more

What are the boundaries of an open marriage? What happens to them when your wife’s boyfriend has an accident that... more

Rex and Katharine met on a trip in South Dakota. She wanted a baby; he did not. Could he be... more

Ari Diaconis knew a bright future lay ahead of him. He was a gifted athlete with a well-paying job at... more

Amy Pittman was thrilled about her first pregnancy. She immediately downloaded a pregnancy app, and she was charmed when it... more

Her whole life, Putsata Reang (Put, for short) was accustomed to exceeding her parents expectations. She excelled in her career,... more

Today, we’re revisiting the story of Bette Ann Moskowitz, who lost her husband of 56 years on the eve of... more

Growing up in Brooklyn, Sonia Pérez recalled how her father would drink beer, sit on the sofa and lose himself... more

When Ross Showalter turned 18 and began dating hearing men, he found himself communicating with them on their terms: using... more

They were standing in a Walmart parking lot when William’s wife turned to him and asked, “Are you gay?” Those... more

“Everyone deserves an orgasm” is a fair way to word Diana de Vegh’s attitude toward life. Diana is a firm... more

When Victoria Rosner was seven months pregnant, her husband filed for divorce. He “decided that he couldn’t be married anymore,... more

When Meher Ahmad first saw the movie “Bend It Like Beckham” as a young girl, she was transfixed. Watching the... more