Al 18 jaar lang geeft de column Modern Love lezers van de New York Times een kijkje in de ingewikkelde liefdeslevens van echte mensen. Sinds de start is de column uitgegroeid tot een tv-programma, drie boeken en een podcast.
Elke week brengt gastheer Anna Martin je verhalen en gesprekken over liefde in al zijn glorieuze varianten, domme valkuilen en levensveranderende momenten. Elke woensdag nieuwe afleveringen.
For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast.
Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Courtenay Hameister worked hard to stop feeling shame about her body size, but she also had a cruel inner monologue that just wouldn’t leave her alone. At times, her internalized fatphobia was so powerful, she couldn’t think about romance at all. But when Courtenay started dating Jason, everything felt different. He was fat, too, as well as smart, funny, and handsome.
When Courtenay realized she was starting to gain weight again, though, she became obsessed with the idea that other people were judging her and Jason, and she made a decision she would immediately regret.
This episode is adapted from her 2023 essay “Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?”
Leave a message on the Modern Love hotline! This year (2024) is the 20th anniversary of the Modern Love column, and we want to know what impact it has had on you. Has reading Modern Love made a difference in how you think about your own relationships? How? Tell us in a voice mail message at (212) 589-8962. Please include your name, location and callback number, and you might hear yourself on a future episode.
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