My Twisted Path to a Meaningful Life
A bad night of partying left my body broken and nearly paralyzed. I let the pain shape me for the better.
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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 Liza Colón-Zayas, of ‘The Bear,’ on Loving Someone Who’s in the Fight of Their Life
Why it’s so hard to know what to say when the people we’re closest to need us most.
By Anna Martin, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Julia Botero, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker, Chelsea Daniel, Rowan Niemisto and
CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times; Illustrations by Brian Rea; Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Tiny Love Stories: ‘God, You Can Kiss’
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CreditBrian Rea A Shattering Secret on the Path to Motherhood
My doctor asked a routine question that led to a marital crisis.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Rarity in Paris’
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CreditBrian Rea ¡Hola Papi!, Does My Grandmother Need to Know I’m Gay?
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the advice columnist John Paul Brammer (a.k.a. ¡Hola Papi!) has a reminder: Loving your abuela doesn’t have to mean telling her everything.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez and
CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times; Illustration by Brian Rea; Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images We Didn’t Know It Was the Last Time
My daughter and I looked at a book together, posed for a picture, and then she left. Forever.
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CreditBrian Rea Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, but a Little Help Would Be Nice
Why the model and writer wants to blow up gender roles in dating, without chivalry having to die.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto and
CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Pierre Mouton/Getty Images for Acne Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Schoolhouse Taught Me What Marriage Didn’t’
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When Love Means Being Selfish
I knew I had to hold onto what I needed — even if that meant using a lawyer to get custody (of a dog).
By Frederick Reimers
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Problem Was He Smelled Really Good’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
After the Affair, the Reckoning
While I was with our new baby, my husband was with another woman.
By Shelley Akers
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The One-Liners Kept Coming’
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The Phone That Tore Us Apart
Our long-distance marriage was hard to sustain — and hard to end.
By Patti Niemi
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Are You Your Father’s Daughter?’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Putting the Real Me in My Dating Profile
Among the staged photos and silly prompts of online dating, I get one sentence where I get to be my true self.
By Sara Thomas
Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Family Owned Your House’
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How I Learned to Trust (Some) Men
When an Italian stranger approached me, I listened to my intuition, and it changed my life forever.
By Lavinia Spalding
Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Was Scared He Would Forget Her’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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