When Daniel Jones started the Modern Love column in 2004, he opened the call for submissions and hoped the idea would catch on. Twenty years later, over a thousand Modern Love essays have been published in The New York Times, and the column is a trove of real-life love stories.
Dan has put so much of himself into editing the column over the years, but as he tells our host, Anna Martin, the column has influenced him, too. Today, Dan shares three Modern Love essays that have changed the way he thinks about love and relationships in his own life.
Also, Anna announces the beginning of a special series of episodes celebrating Modern Love’s 20th anniversary.
The Modern Love essays mentioned in this episode are:
One Bouquet of Fleeting Beauty, Please
Nursing a Wound in an Appropriate Setting
My First Lesson in Motherhood
Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did
Author Read: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
Author Read: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him
He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him
Did I Fail as a Parent?
Author Read: My Sweaty Revenge
My Sweaty Revenge
I Wrote This Essay, but Then Changed My Mind
Author Read: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?
What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?
Author Read: Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall
Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall
Author Read: Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife?
Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife?
I Needed David Schwimmer’s Help
Essay Read: I Had To Stop Asking Why
Essay Read: How I Lost the Fiancé But Won the Honeymoon
How I Lost the Fiancé But Won the Honeymoon
My Invisible Husband
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