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Encore: When Two Open Marriages Collide

They had agreed to have other romantic partners on the side. A tragic accident put their arrangement front and center.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Broke Your Heart, You Broke My Rib’

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

Falling for Your Sperm Donor

Nearing 40, Katharine Dion separated the idea of getting pregnant from finding love.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Aren’t You Married?’

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

Modern Love Podcast: What to Do With the Time We Get

A man with a chronic illness savors the time he has with the ones he loves.

The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant

When Amy Pittman had a miscarriage, she grieved her loss — and tried to move on. But the internet wouldn’t let her.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Love Drama’

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

Not the Daughter She Wanted

When it comes to whom she loves, an immigrant daughter can’t make her mother happy. But she holds on to hope, as her mother always...

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Hadn’t Made Love in Months’

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

Encore: A Lifetime of Good Loving

After 56 years of marriage, a widow finds hope for the future by remembering the sweetness of life spent together.