Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Category: Marriages
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After the Divorce, a Different Kind of Family
This couple survived tragedies during their relationship, but they couldn’t overcome tight finances and a drinking problem. Today, their love “is like that of brother and sister.”
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What Is a Covenant Marriage?
A marriage contract that makes divorce difficult is a way for some couples to protect their partnerships. However, some experts believe that this type of union has both advantages and disadvantages.
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A Marriage Problem That Can’t Be Solved
My husband and I haven’t spoken in more than a year. It can’t go on like this, but it will.
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Couples Are Dealing With Tensions Over Cannabis
In many relationships, tensions arise as recreational cannabis use becomes more routine.
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A Hazy Issue for Couples: One Smokes (Pot), the Other Doesn’t
In many relationships, tensions arise as recreational cannabis use becomes more routine.
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34 años de diferencia de edad y un matrimonio de tres
Al cumplir 80 años, mi esposo, tres décadas mayor que yo, accedió a que me viera con un hombre más joven. No imaginamos el sorprendente giro que tomaría nuestra vida en común.
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Everyone’s Breaking Up, but Nobody’s Bitter: What’s Going On?
In one divorce announcement after another, high-profile couples are abiding by the golden rule of the schoolyard: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
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Our 34-Year Age Gap Was Showing
When my husband, turning 80, agreed I could see a younger man, we couldn’t predict the surprising way our lives together would unfold.
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A Tradition Going Strong: Brides Who Take Their Husbands’ Name
The women least likely to do so tend to be liberal or highly educated or Hispanic, new data shows.
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Can This Deck of Cards Make Your Partner Do More Chores?
The Fair Play system, a word-of-mouth hit, seeks to bring so-called invisible labor out into the open.