Modern Love

The New York Times

For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

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Esther Perel on What the Other Woman Knows
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Over the last two decades, Esther Perel has become a world-famous couples therapist by persistently advocating frank conversations about infidelity, sex and intimacy. Today, Perel reads one of the most
Apr 10, 2024
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The Second Best Way to Get Divorced, According to Maya Hawke
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When Maya Hawke’s famous parents got divorced, she was just a little kid trying to navigate their newly separate worlds. Paparazzi aside, Maya’s experience of shuttling between two homes was still
Apr 3, 2024
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How to Be Real With Your Kids
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Penn Badgley has made a career out of playing deeply troubled characters. From his role as Joe Goldberg on the Netflix series “You” to Dan Humphrey on “Gossip Girl , ” Badgley has shown many ti
Mar 27, 2024
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Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’
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The chef Samin Nosrat lives by the idea that food is love. Her Netflix series, “ Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, ” and the James Beard Award-winning cookbook that inspired it, were about using food to build
Mar 20, 2024
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Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love
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Brittany Howard, the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, makes vibrant, dynamic music about love. As the frontwoman of the band Alabama Shakes, she was celebrated for the power and emotionality of h
Mar 13, 2024
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Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things
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Before Celeste Ng became a best-selling author, she had a side hustle selling miniatures on eBay — dollhouse-size recreations of food were her specialty. Even after the publication of “ Little Fire
Mar 6, 2024
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Three Powerful Lessons About Love
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When Daniel Jones started the Modern Love column in 2004, he opened the call for submissions and hoped the idea would catch on. Twenty years later, over a thousand Modern Love essays have been publishe
Feb 28, 2024
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Modern Love at the Movies: Our Favorite Oscar-Worthy Love Stories
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The New York Times’s film critic Alissa Wilkinson has a theory about movies: They’re all about relationships. No matter how big the action, the suspense and tension we experience when watching a fi
Feb 23, 2024
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A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer
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The New York Times political reporter Astead Herndon went speed dating in a swing state to ask daters fun questions like: How early do you tell a prospective date whether you lean red or blue? When do
Feb 21, 2024
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Author Read: Un-Marry Me!
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Dave Finch reads his Modern Love essay, “On the Path to Empathy, Some Forks in the Road." To hear our conversation with Dave, listen to the episode: “Un-Marry Me!”
Feb 16, 2024
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Un-Marry Me!
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We’re kicking off our new season this Valentine’s Day with a story from a Modern Love veteran. David Finch has written three Modern Love essays about how hard he has worked to be a good husband to
Feb 14, 2024
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I Married My Subway Crush
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Zoe Fishman couldn’t stop thinking about the man she called her “subway crush.” For years, she saw Ronen on the train and admired him from afar. When they finally connected, it turned out Ronen f
Dec 6, 2023
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Author Read: I Married My Subway Crush
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Zoe Fishman reads her Modern Love essay, “The Subway Crush Who Crushed Me." To hear our conversation with Zoe, listen to the episode: “I Married My Subway Crush.” Zoe Fishman is the author of sev
Dec 6, 2023
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Author Read: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did
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Sonja Falck reads her Modern Love essay, “Our 34-Year Age Gap Was Showing." To hear our conversation with Sonja, listen to the episode: “Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did.”
Dec 1, 2023
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Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did
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Sonja Falck was immediately attracted to Colin, the professor who was renting her a room. He was intellectual and lively, with bright eyes that drew her in. It was only after they were already dating t
Nov 29, 2023
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Author Read: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
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Eric Darnell Pritchard reads their Modern Love essay, “Two Boys on Bicycles, Falling in Love." To hear our conversation with Eric, listen to the episode: “Two Boys on Bicycles, Falling in Love.”
Nov 24, 2023
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Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
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Eleven-year-old Eric Darnell Pritchard was a solitary kid. They preferred reading romance novels to playing sports, and watching soap operas to hanging out with the neighborhood kids. Although they wer
Nov 22, 2023
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Author Read: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him
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Jessica Slice reads her Modern Love essay, “He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him." To hear our conversation with Jessica, listen to the episode: “He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him.”
Nov 17, 2023
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He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him
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When Jessica Slice started dating a man named David, there was a lot to like about him. They could nerd out about books and board games, he was thoughtful and kind. But Jessica had a problem. The more
Nov 15, 2023
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Did I Fail as a Parent?
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Rick Reiss was scared for his teenage son, Gabriel. Gabe was struggling with depression and mood swings, and no amount of therapy or medication seemed to work. But when Gabe became violent, Rick wasn��
Nov 8, 2023
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Episodes

Esther Perel on What the Other Woman Knows

The Second Best Way to Get Divorced, According to Maya Hawke

How to Be Real With Your Kids

Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’

Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love

Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things

Three Powerful Lessons About Love

Modern Love at the Movies: Our Favorite Oscar-Worthy Love Stories

A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer

Author Read: Un-Marry Me!

Un-Marry Me!

I Married My Subway Crush

Author Read: I Married My Subway Crush

Author Read: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

Author Read: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Author Read: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him

He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him

Did I Fail as a Parent?

Esther Perel on What the Other Woman Knows

The Second Best Way to Get Divorced, According to Maya Hawke

How to Be Real With Your Kids

Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’

Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love

Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things

Three Powerful Lessons About Love

Modern Love at the Movies: Our Favorite Oscar-Worthy Love Stories

A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer

Author Read: Un-Marry Me!

Un-Marry Me!

I Married My Subway Crush

Author Read: I Married My Subway Crush

Author Read: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

Author Read: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Author Read: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him

He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him

Did I Fail as a Parent?

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