Validation affirms our current state of feelings and perspective. Empowerment is the ability to improve your states of being ...

American Arthur “Chip” Gaudio Jr. and Swedish exchange student Jenny Teresia Sundberg briefly attended high school together in 1992. Here’s what happened when Arthur decided to travel to Sweden to ...

I wanted Midwestern prairies, but we moved to his hometown on the West Coast. He wooed me and wanted L.A. to seduce me. Would it really happen?

Prison correspondence carries unique complexities that extend beyond typical romantic communication. When a letter arrives ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Sometimes, past loves are just too hard to forget. If you have someone like that in your heart, dedicate this heartfelt ...

There’s a certain joy to having a campus celebrity. Personally, I find it oddly thrilling whenever I spot a notable figure while walking in between classes. It’s honestly heartwarming to see the same ...

The debut romance novel from Tennessee writer Katie Holt, "Not in My Book," is a steamy slow burn in which the two main ...

The only jewelry piece as romantic as a diamond ring is a classic heart locket (hint, hint to my boyfriend). This under-$50 ...

If your heart is racing fast and you feel a cascade of emotions inside, you know your crush is around you. Expressing your ...

Avoid repetition: Refrain from repeating phrases or words used earlier in the letter. If you address your partner with, for example, 'to the one who makes my heart pump,' you should not also use the ...