We Wanted to Split Up. OkCupid Had Other Ideas.

Did we really want to throw away 98 percent compatibility?

Driving the Stake Through Emotional Vampires

How a visit to a love shaman helped put an end to draining relationships.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Conversation Is Great Foreplay’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Remote Work Gave Us a Life Together. Now What?

When a return to the office threatens a relationship.

How to Spot a Love Addict

Experts question whether we can describe a toxic relationship the way we talk about gambling or alcohol. But some have found that framework to be a helpful step in the road to freedom.

I’d Like to Melt Down When My Kids Do (Published 2020)

Here’s how I keep it together.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Body Told a Different Story’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Hearing His Voice Changed Everything

I never knew my father. Did he know me?

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Most Beautiful Man I Had Ever Seen’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill

Spoiler: It doesn’t work (until she stops trying).

From a Sale, Lace Undergarments, Never Worn

My mother told me if I didn’t marry by 25, I would end up “on the shelf.” Still single at 36, I’m learning to appreciate the view.

Why My Daughter Got (Temporarily) Married at 13

Having been shamed about my sexuality when I was young, I was determined, as a mother, to celebrate my child’s romantic wishes.

The Phones We Love Too Much (Published 2017)

If you had to make a choice, would you choose your phone or your partner? Don’t answer that.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Laughed Out Loud to Nobody in Particular’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

It’s Time to Talk About ‘Hard Things’

Welcome to the world of Anna Sale — the host of “Death, Sex & Money” — where the topics that are the most painful to talk about are also the ripest for discussion.

The Best of Tiny Love Stories

These true stories, each no more than 100 words, pack a punch. We gathered 10 of the most powerful to give you a boost.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Every Relationship Has Its Hiccups, Yet…’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Opinion | Love Means Drawing Your Boyfriend 1,000 Times

What does love look like? This intimate short film captures the relationship between the artist Wilfrid Wood and his boyfriend-muse, Theo Adamson.

Stepping Forward Into Marriage, Round Two

When Mary Elizabeth Williams got back together with her husband, she didn’t expect a cancer diagnosis — or for her story to inspire a television episode.

What Did He Think of Our Night Together?

Four years ago, Andrew Rannells published his side of a hookup gone wrong in Modern Love. Now, as a director, he explores the same story from both characters’ perspectives.