Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear
Living with a disability, I shielded myself from dance. Then I met him.
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Living with a disability, I shielded myself from dance. Then I met him.
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Readers of the Modern Love column share the banter, emojis and wit that made them fall for each other.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether there is inherent value in human life more than any other kind of life.
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Lessons from Pablo Neruda’s mind-bending verse.
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Can a Sexless Marriage Be a Happy One?
Experts and couples are challenging the conventional wisdom that sex is essential to relationships.
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Lessons From a 20-Person Polycule
How they set boundaries, navigate jealousy, wingman their spouses and foster community.
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Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.
You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
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But in this year’s elections, the scion of India’s most storied political family is still trying to unseat Modi — and change the nation’s course.
By Samanth Subramanian
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to honor a spouse’s seemingly irrational request about privacy and assisted reproduction.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
3 years later, a couple is still at odds about his move at the end of the night.
By John Hodgman
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s OK to profess love if you’re uncertain you feel it.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
A father and daughter disagree about how punctuation should be used on phones.
By John Hodgman
A persistent ache had spread throughout her shoulder, down to her elbow. Was her tennis-playing responsible?
By Lisa Sanders, M.D.
In her new play, ‘Sally & Tom,’ Suzan-Lori Parks brings exuberant provocation to the gravest historical questions.
By Imani Perry
I hated domesticity so much that for years, I lived happily without a kitchen. This $19 device helped me survive.
By Iva Dixit
Rich, deeply personal stories of visions and the peace they have brought to people’s lives
By Phoebe Zerwick
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the value of donating to a fund-raiser for a pet in need — despite its owner’s bad habits.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
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