‘Modern Love’: How to Fall (and Stay) in Love

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The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

When did you realize you were falling in love? The Modern Love podcast asked listeners this question, and the voice messages came pouring in. Listeners sent in stories that happened over dinner dates, on subway rides, while watching sunsets or at concerts. They described love at first sight, love built over time and much more. Today, we hear some of the most moving and surprising listener messages. Then, the Modern Love editor Daniel Jones discusses how we fall in love, and what the famous “36 Questions That Lead to Love” reveal about that process. And finally, Mandy Len Catron, the writer who popularized the 36 questions in her Modern Love essay, “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This," tells us whether she’s still in love with the same man 10 years later. For more Modern Love, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Wednesday.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Michael. As you clearly know, here at the Daily, we cover the news, and there's a lot of it.
0:05.9	But life is big, and we know that you look for meaning in all parts of your lives, not just the
0:10.7	news, which is why for the next couple months, we're going to be sharing the work of some of our
0:15.2	colleagues over at Modern Love. If you don't know that show, every week host Anna Martin and
0:20.1	that team explores the world
0:22.1	of our relationships, how we fall in love, how we fall out of love, how we care for each other,
0:27.7	how we contend with the moment when relationships hit rough patches.
0:31.9	There's stories inspired by the long-running NYT column called Modern Love, and we think it helps make sense of this other essential part of our lives.
0:41.1	So, for the next few weeks, we hope you'll spend some time with these episodes on Sunday.
0:46.1	They are great.
0:47.5	And then we'll see you right back here on Monday morning for the daily.
0:52.0	Take a listen.
0:54.4	Love now and...
0:56.0	Did you fall in love last?
0:56.9	I love love.
0:57.5	The love was stronger than anything.
0:59.9	For the love.
1:01.0	And I love you more than anything.
1:04.1	There's to love.
1:04.9	Love. Love.
1:08.6	From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
1:11.2	This is Modern Love. Hi, Anna Martin. This is Modern Love.
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