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| 25 Modern Love Essays to Read if You Want to Laugh, Cringe and Cry | 25 Modern Love Essays to Read if You Want to Laugh, Cringe and Cry |
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| Whether you’re new to Modern Love or a longtime fan, we think you’ll enjoy this collection of some of our most memorable essays. You’ll find some of our most read and most shared of all time, and others that really got readers talking (and tweeting, and sharing). We present, in no particular order, the quirky, the profound, the head scratching and the heartbreaking. (A handful of these essays and dozens more of our most memorable columns can also be found in the Modern Love anthology.) | |
| To keep up on all things Modern Love — our weekly essays, podcast episodes and batches of Tiny Love Stories, along with other relationship-based reads from The Times — sign up for Love Letter, a weekly email. And check out the “Modern Love” television series, based on this column, on Amazon Prime Video. | To keep up on all things Modern Love — our weekly essays, podcast episodes and batches of Tiny Love Stories, along with other relationship-based reads from The Times — sign up for Love Letter, a weekly email. And check out the “Modern Love” television series, based on this column, on Amazon Prime Video. |
| By Laura Pritchett | By Laura Pritchett |
| After her peaceful marriage quietly dissolves, a woman comes to appreciate the vitality of conflict and confrontation. | After her peaceful marriage quietly dissolves, a woman comes to appreciate the vitality of conflict and confrontation. |
| By Sara Eckel | By Sara Eckel |
| He didn’t care that I was 39 and hadn’t had a serious boyfriend in eight years. | He didn’t care that I was 39 and hadn’t had a serious boyfriend in eight years. |
| By Katie Heaney | By Katie Heaney |
| A young woman seeks answers to her sexual orientation online, where the endless quizzes she takes deliver whatever label she wants. | A young woman seeks answers to her sexual orientation online, where the endless quizzes she takes deliver whatever label she wants. |
| By Aaron Long | By Aaron Long |
| A former sperm donor, searching online, finds both offspring and love. | A former sperm donor, searching online, finds both offspring and love. |
| By Amy Sutherland | By Amy Sutherland |
| I wanted — needed — to nudge my husband a little closer to perfect. | I wanted — needed — to nudge my husband a little closer to perfect. |
| By Miriam Johnson | By Miriam Johnson |
| A spurned woman confronts the question: When you lose love, should you even try to get over it? | A spurned woman confronts the question: When you lose love, should you even try to get over it? |
| By Andrew Rannells | By Andrew Rannells |
| On one of the most consequential evenings of his life, a young man still finding himself wishes he had picked up the phone. | On one of the most consequential evenings of his life, a young man still finding himself wishes he had picked up the phone. |
| By Karen B. Kaplan | By Karen B. Kaplan |
| They thought college was too soon for lifelong love, so they scheduled their next date for a little later — 60 months. | They thought college was too soon for lifelong love, so they scheduled their next date for a little later — 60 months. |
| By Heather Burtman | By Heather Burtman |
| A young woman who finds herself being catcalled, followed and grabbed at wonders why some men seem to think a female body is public property. | A young woman who finds herself being catcalled, followed and grabbed at wonders why some men seem to think a female body is public property. |
| By Helen Ellis | By Helen Ellis |
| At her husband’s suggestion (and with the wisdom of Marie Kondo), a recovering slob discovers the sexiness of cleanliness. | At her husband’s suggestion (and with the wisdom of Marie Kondo), a recovering slob discovers the sexiness of cleanliness. |
| By Veronica Chambers | By Veronica Chambers |
| It’s O.K. to fall deeply for one loser after another. It’s O.K. to show up at a guy’s house with a dozen roses and declare your undying affection. | It’s O.K. to fall deeply for one loser after another. It’s O.K. to show up at a guy’s house with a dozen roses and declare your undying affection. |
| By Ada Calhoun | By Ada Calhoun |
| It’s unrealistic to expect your spouse to forever remain the same person you fell in love with. | It’s unrealistic to expect your spouse to forever remain the same person you fell in love with. |
| By William Dameron | By William Dameron |
| He acknowledged he was gay and left his wife, but he kept returning home for their monthly ritual. | He acknowledged he was gay and left his wife, but he kept returning home for their monthly ritual. |
| By Benjamin Hertwig | By Benjamin Hertwig |
| An ex-soldier, rocked by infidelity, finds hope in a chance meeting with a mother and her young son. | An ex-soldier, rocked by infidelity, finds hope in a chance meeting with a mother and her young son. |
| By Karin Jones | By Karin Jones |
| A divorced woman seeking no-strings-attached liaisons learns a sobering lesson about men and marriage. | A divorced woman seeking no-strings-attached liaisons learns a sobering lesson about men and marriage. |
| By Julia Anne Miller | By Julia Anne Miller |
| During a taxi ride home a co-worker makes a surprising request. | During a taxi ride home a co-worker makes a surprising request. |
| By Ali Rachel Pearl | By Ali Rachel Pearl |
| Living a life where secondary abstinence isn’t exactly a first choice. | Living a life where secondary abstinence isn’t exactly a first choice. |
| By Jordana Narin | By Jordana Narin |
| The winner of the 2015 Modern Love college essay contest, who was then a sophomore at Columbia University, writes about her generation’s reluctance to define relationships. | The winner of the 2015 Modern Love college essay contest, who was then a sophomore at Columbia University, writes about her generation’s reluctance to define relationships. |
| By Laura A. Munson | By Laura A. Munson |
| “I don’t love you anymore,” my husband said, but I survived the sucker punch. | “I don’t love you anymore,” my husband said, but I survived the sucker punch. |
| By Amy Krouse Rosenthal | By Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
| After learning she doesn’t have long to live, a woman composes a dating profile for the man she will leave behind. | After learning she doesn’t have long to live, a woman composes a dating profile for the man she will leave behind. |
| By David Finch | By David Finch |
| A man learns to deal with Asperger’s syndrome, with the help of his wife. | A man learns to deal with Asperger’s syndrome, with the help of his wife. |
| By Diane Daniel | By Diane Daniel |
| He took the first step in becoming a woman: surgery to help his face look more feminine. | He took the first step in becoming a woman: surgery to help his face look more feminine. |
| By Gary Presley | By Gary Presley |
| How might a woman love the millstone I believed myself to be? | How might a woman love the millstone I believed myself to be? |
| By Kristen Scharold | By Kristen Scharold |
| A Christian woman’s identity is challenged by her love for church and another woman. | A Christian woman’s identity is challenged by her love for church and another woman. |
| By Mandy Len Catron | By Mandy Len Catron |
| What happens if you decide that falling in love is not something that happens to you, but something that you do? | What happens if you decide that falling in love is not something that happens to you, but something that you do? |
| Daniel Jones is the editor of Modern Love. | Daniel Jones is the editor of Modern Love. |
| Modern Love can be reached at modernlove@nytimes.com. | Modern Love can be reached at modernlove@nytimes.com. |
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