Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night. (Encore)
Elizabeth and Jeff were best friends. They did everything together, from early-morning runs to late-night karaoke sessions. They came up wit...
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How Getting Stoned With My Dad Helped Us Heal
Growing up, Julian Brave NoiseCat’s father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, wasn’t around much. Other than the occasional ride to hockey practice from h...
Laverne Cox Is Ready to Tell the Truth. Even if It’s Messy.
Laverne Cox never fit in as a child in Mobile, Ala. But she really didn’t want to. From an early age, she knew she was going to be a star, a...
I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.
Joseph Osmundson spent years joking about having a baby with his best friend. But one day, she told Joe she was serious about it. Joe was el...
Is Codependency Good?
Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton’s lives are completely intertwined. They’ve been married for almost 20 years while collaborating on films, ra...
I Tried Everything to Escape My Heartbreak. Only This Worked.
Lauren Bans was seven months pregnant when she realized she needed a divorce. Suddenly, she found herself heartbroken, terrified, and comple...
Love Lessons From Ramy Youssef’s Dog
When people stop Ramy Youssef on the street, it's usually not because they're mega-fans of his comedy. Instead, they mostly just want to pet...
Isabel Allende and Her Mother Told Each Other (Almost) Everything
Isabel Allende began writing daily letters to her mother when she was a teenager. Over the next several decades, they exchanged over 24,000...
My Mom Had a Secret Daughter. I Finally Found Her.
Tracy Clark-Flory was 16 when she learned something that would change her world forever: She had a half sister she’d never met. Tracy's moth...
No, I Won't Be Your Bridesmaid
Ruhama Wolle loves weddings, but after being a bridesmaid three times in a little more than a year, she reached a breaking point. The financ...
Elizabeth Banks Married Her College Sweetheart. They’re Still in Love.
On her first day of college, Elizabeth Banks met a cute guy at a party. This was long before her roles in “Pitch Perfect” and “30 Rock.” A l...
My Husband’s Breakdown Was My Breakthrough
It was Stefanie and Jonathan’s worst nightmare: Jonathan’s depression had become so severe he was begging to be taken to the hospital. Stefa...
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson on Marriage and Secrets
In their buzzy new film, “The Drama,” Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple whose relationship is imploding. With their weddin...
He’s Gay. She’s Straight. They’re Newlyweds. (Encore)
This week, we have an update to one of our favorite interviews from last year. When Jacob Hoff and Samantha Greenstone met, they became inst...
A Widow's Guide to Sex
When Joan Price's husband died, her grief left her feeling alienated from her body. She was numb. She couldn’t have orgasms. Her sex drive d...
Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for 'Hamnet.' Then She Became a Real One. (Encore)
Jessie Buckley is nominated for best actress at the Oscars this weekend, for her performance in the movie “Hamnet.” She plays the wife of Wi...
Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.
When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seemed to think she did...
I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive?
When Helena de Groot was a child, she pictured an exciting future for herself: living in a big city, getting an apartment with lots of plant...
What Happened When My Dad and I Came Out to Each Other
Julia Stoller loved her dad. But she never wanted to be him. He was a rule follower, he was so serious, and he was so straight . Then, when...
The Secret to True Romance
Recently, the “Modern Love” team asked you to share stories about the most romantic things that have ever happened to you. What struck us ab...