Visits: 19 Una relación física se volvió casi imposible para un taxista bangladesí muy trabajador y su esposa, que anhelaban estar juntos. Algunas mañanas pueden parecer excepcionalmente hermosas sin razón aparente. Una mañana de hace muchos años, 18 meses después …
Is It a Crush or Have You Fallen Into Limerence?
Visits: 20 How an intense longing for a romantic connection can lead to a serious addiction. For most people, crushes come and go. But for others, the longing can last years and become addictive. A spark of interest turns into …
No tengo nada contra la infidelidad
Visits: 19 Para mí, el sexo es solo sexo. No creo en la monogamia. Él y yo habíamos sido amigos durante siete meses, en la escuela de posgrado de Nueva Orleans, cuando tuvimos relaciones sexuales por primera vez. En aquel …
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Looking for a Casual Fling’
Visits: 24 Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. 365 Dips On a Cape Cod beach last January, I braced for my daily cold water plunge. “Can I join you?” asked a stranger. I …
The Last Love Letter
Visits: 23 The Love Letter newsletter is coming to an end, but you will still receive Modern Love and wedding stories in your inbox. We want to take a moment to thank you, Love Letter readers, for coming with us …
Tiny Love Stories: ‘It All Began So Innocently’
Visits: 23 Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Falling Upward It all began so innocently: snow falling at dusk, a crackling fire, an embrace between three old friends. Soon, I was floating away …
Tiny Love Stories: ‘My First Post-Divorce Christmas’
Visits: 26 Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. He’ll Be Home for Christmas! “I’ll drive; it’s 20 hours and I’ll be there for Christmas dinner,” my husband, Edwin, said, undeterred after a Canadian …
¿Acaso éramos ‘la pareja gorda’ para nuestros amigos?
Visits: 18 Si así es como nos veían, no lo podría soportar. Salir con Jason fue un gran alivio. A mis 43 años, solo me había enamorado una vez de un hombre que se sentó en el asiento del copiloto …
The Secret Sorrow of Hotel Rooms
Visits: 32 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 looking to integrate anyone into my life. I’m looking to escape my …
Never Rely on a Man’s Money
Visits: 32 This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. The moment I knew I would never again have a joint bank account, I was driving home in a hard rain with …