Modern Love: Can You Love a Stranger?

Modern Love: Can You Love a Stranger?

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Modern Love

July 25, 2025, 1:00 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

Can You Love a Stranger?

I never even knew the last names of the people who sustained me through my darkest days.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Father Didn’t Mind Her Lie’

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

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Reneé Rapp on Blurring the Line Between Bestie and Lover

The singer and actress on how she navigates those friendships that feel like much more.

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He Took My Story, So I Made a New One

When my 60-year-old husband suddenly left, I lost a sense of who I was, but not entirely.

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