Love Letters
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.
Episodes
February 10, 2026 • 38 mins
Third wheeling has long had a bad reputation. If you’re a single person, you may have heard that hanging out with a couple makes you the odd person out.
But Meredith doesn’t believe that. She LOVES third wheels – and has third wheeled with plenty of couples.
In this episode, Meredith’s sister, Brette, explains how her social life, as a newly divorced person, involves hanging out with a bunch of wonderful couples. Brette says that...
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January 27, 2026 • 36 mins
Must you block your ex on social media?
Maybe. Probably.
It could make your breakup a lot easier to deal with.
In this episode, Meredith talks to Love Letters podcast producer Jazmin Aguilera about Jazmin’s recent breakup. They listen to a classic episode about exes and social media, and talk about what lessons ring true in 2026.Enjoy a discussion about letting go in person and online.Remember, Love Letters is also an anonymous...
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January 20, 2026 • 3 mins
We’re looking for your stories for the Love Letters podcast.
We love all tales of breakups, dating, love, and connection. But for a special upcoming series of the show, we’re looking for stories about COMMUNITY.
We want to hear about friends, special acquaintances, or the seemingly inconsequential human ties that make your life better.
We want to hear about important, platonic bonds you currently have, important bonds you’ve had...
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January 13, 2026 • 24 mins
Meredith has always been a little afraid of Nantucket. Despite living a fast ferry ride away, she’s only been there twice.
As far as Meredith is concerned, the people on Nantucket are fancy, the drama is high, and because it’s an island, it’s hard to escape.
For best-selling author Elin Hiderbrand, though, Nantucket represents comfort … even when it’s stifling. Nantucket is where Elin found happiness after leaving New York. It’s ...
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December 30, 2025 • 39 mins
Elise, 17, appreciates that she’s growing up in a world that understands what it means to be nonbinary.
She just wishes people had an easier time understanding fluidity. Because sometimes Elise feels like a boy, and other times she feels like a girl. Sometimes these changes shift with the seasons.
In this episode, Elise explains how her fluidity affects her dating life – because some people who fall for her as a masculine person ...
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December 16, 2025 • 36 mins
Nexan Asencio Corado was 20 when he left Guatemala and crossed into the U.S. illegally. He wound up settling in Massachusetts and built a life there.
Within a decade, he was working in construction and framing. He fell in love with Christina Toledo and married her. They had two twin sons.
In May, Nexan – who had started the process of seeking lawful permanent residency in the U.S. – was arrested by ICE agents and brought to a Fe...
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December 2, 2025 • 35 mins
Jenna is a part-time model. Sometimes her modeling jobs are unique – think wearing stilettos and popping balloons... or wearing lingerie while feeding ducks.
Recently, she's been getting paid to play a damsel in distress. With cars.
How does Jenna’s modeling work affect her dating life? It’s not easy. Some people act like they’re comfortable with her job at first - but then they turn out to be judgmental and jealous.
In this e...
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November 18, 2025 • 31 mins
Situationships. Are they all bad? Can you have a meaningful, hopeful, life-changing … situationship?
In this episode, Meredith talks to Nicole, a woman who has come full circle on situationships after many years of resenting them. She’s wanted a permanent partner, but maybe situationships aren’t so bad in the meantime.
Meredith also has a conversation with word expert Amanda Montell, of the podcasts “Sounds Like a Cult” and “Magi...
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November 4, 2025 • 39 mins
This time of year is a little unsexy and unromantic to Love Letters host Meredith Goldstein. Why? She doesn't like sports.
In the fall, there are so many sports. Football, hockey, and basketball – not to mention that baseball can extend into early November.
On this episode, Meredith tries to rally for sports and seeks out new, romantic entry points into fandom. She gets help from two funny experts.
One is The Boston Globe’s own ...
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October 28, 2025 • 25 mins
Akela Cooper knows dating can be scary. Cooper, a screenwriter known for “M3GAN,” sits down with Meredith to talk about the horror of vulnerability – and opening yourself up to love.
Enjoy this episode filled with pop culture references, advice, and thoughts about how sometimes it’s difficult to know whether you’re in a horror story … or just a bad romantic comedy.
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October 21, 2025 • 33 mins
Rory Uphold was in a literal haunted house when she realized her date for the night... might be the real monster.
Is she just a "final girl" in love?
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October 7, 2025 • 44 mins
Moving is STRESSFUL and movers... are sometimes de facto relationship experts. They help people through their most stressful moments!
In this new episode, Meredith talks to a professional mover who has seen it ALL - from makeups to breakups and even a mover fantasy? She also gets real with author Adam Sass who has moved (with his husband) 12 times in 10 years!
Is feeling “settled” is ever really possible?
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September 23, 2025 • 31 mins
Meet an aspiring Single Mother By Choice. An SMBC, if you will.
Kristy has made the decision to go it alone as she tries for her second child.
What does it mean to choose children over romance – and why does it seem to matter so much to everyone else?
Kristy joins Meredith to tell a story about controlling your own timeline in love and family planning.
Meredith's favorite character in this one: Kristy's daughter.
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September 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Jeff Hiller, a 2025 Emmy nominee for “Somebody Somewhere” – is a very funny man. A dramatic man. A theater man. A man with many feelings.
What do thoughtful performers do when they get dumped? They make a screen-worthy speech. A proclamation. Like Julia Roberts saying “Choose me!” in “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Or Conrad saying “I still love you” on “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
In this new episode, Jeff shares a hilarious and in...
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August 26, 2025 • 49 mins
Back in the day, Meredith was kind of … married to her mother. It was “Gilmore Girls”-esque – for better and worse.
That’s why Meredith brought her friend Kumar on Love Letters in 2022 – to talk about how having a partnership with a parent can change your love life.
Kumar was kind of married to his mom, too.
This is a classic Love Letters episode – with an update from Kumar about how how grief looks over time, and how being on...
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August 19, 2025 • 1 min
Love Letters is back with new episodes Sept. 9!
You’ll hear guests tell REAL stories about finding love … dating more honestly … planning for a family … navigating big moves with a spouse … getting over breakups (with lots of laughter) … and the importance of family and friends.
Get ready to feel your feelings. (Don’t be scared – we’ll be there with you.)
Find Love Letters wherever you get podcasts. To get all the news, giveaway...
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August 12, 2025 • 25 mins
Summer camp love is for kids.
Unless you reach out to your camp crush as an adult and fall in love with them all over again.
Today, hear a classic Love Letters podcast episode about two people who reconnected after decades.
Find out where they are now – with new commentary from the original storyteller.
Maybe you'll realize the love you've been searching for ... is in your sleep-away camp directory.
Remember, Love Letters is ...
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July 29, 2025 • 30 mins
Earlier this month, two executives were caught cheating – exposed via Jumbotron! – at a Coldplay concert.
It happened at Gillette Stadium, about 40 minutes from Meredith’s house.
The incident – and its viral aftermath – reminded Meredith of a classic episode of Love Letters … the one about a workplace romance that involved a woman in HR falling for an employee.
Join Meredith for a new take on the story – with thoughts on Coldp...
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July 15, 2025 • 27 mins
Five years ago, in the summer of 2020, Meredith Goldstein and the Love Letters team were in lockdown because of the pandemic, making the podcast from separate closets and basements.
In their personal lives, they were asking: how can we remain isolated without losing support from community?
How can live with loved ones …. without getting sick of them?
They found answers by interviewing two people who were already experts in bei...
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July 1, 2025 • 19 mins
This season, we’ve tried to answer one big question: Can people change for the better?
The answer has been complicated. Basically: sometimes.
In our season finale, we recap what we learned. We also visit a magical place called Butterfly Hollow, where caterpillars change into butterflies in real time. What can human learns from a creature that has to change to survive? Plenty, says an expert.
Join us for an episode that brings me...
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