Modern Love: A Glimpse of Beauty in an Ugly Place

Modern Love: A Glimpse of Beauty in an Ugly Place

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Modern Love

April 25, 2025, 1:01 p.m. Eastern time

Every week, we’ll send you stories about relationships, feelings, betrayals and revelations. If you would like to share your own love story, consider submitting a Modern Love essay or a Tiny Love Story.

Brian Rea

A Glimpse of Beauty in an Ugly Place

As a woman working in a men’s high-security prison, I was told not to care about the incarcerated population. But my job was to love.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Secret About People’

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

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You’re Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong

KC Davis, a therapist and author, on her new book, “Who Deserves Your Love.”

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A Match Reveals a Secret History

Did I want to expose my mother’s past, or bury it?

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