Love Letters

The Boston Globe

Love stories. Dating stories. Relationship stories. Stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Served with a side of advice. Hosted by Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein.

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Love Letters

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Love Letters

Mar 10, 2026
33¾ minutes
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Last fall, Chanté Joseph wrote an essay with the headline: “Is it embarrassing to have a boyfriend now?” The piece – about the politics of showing off heterosexual relationships – went viral; people debated it all over TikTok and beyond. (Even New York City’s mayor weighed in.) Months later, Meredith and Chanté sit down to discuss why the essay hit so many nerves at once. Some readers hated Chanté's essay and what it suggested about the evolving values of women. Others – namely single straight women – loved that Chanté’s essay highlighted women who are choosing to post pictures of friends...

Love Letters

Are boyfriends embarrassing now? Some answers.

The Boston Globe

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