105 episodes

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. Distributed by PRX.

Love Letters The Boston Globe

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

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. Distributed by PRX.

    #4 Whose Turn Is It?

    #4 Whose Turn Is It?

    A story about partnership and compromise, told in two acts. Two working spouses — writer Kara Baskin and psychologist Sadé Soares — talk about how they and their partners have navigated money, ambition, career, and sacrifice. How do people combine finances and lives and priorities without losing out or getting resentful? Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 35 min
    #3 She Wanted the World

    #3 She Wanted the World

    No matter how much you might click with a potential partner, there will always be something you don’t quite see eye-to-eye on. Maybe it's religion. Maybe it’s kids. Sometimes? It’s money. In Vicki's case, she and her girlfriend, Jessica, seemed to be a good match — if they could just get past that one thing. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 34 min
    #2 You Make My Dreams (Come True)

    #2 You Make My Dreams (Come True)

    Meredith’s childhood friend Justin L. Wilson was standing at a funeral, listening to a eulogy, when he had an epiphany: I’m going to quit my job. This decision to follow his passion took Justin on a journey that involves falling in love. Breakups. Martin Scorsese. Hall & Oates. The Kelly Clarkson Show. And a lesson – very much still-in-progress – about the price of a dream. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 32 min
    From NPR's Dear Life Kit: Can You Be Too Generous?

    From NPR's Dear Life Kit: Can You Be Too Generous?

    A special visit from our friends at NPR’s Dear Life Kit podcast, where experts answer your most pressing and personal anonymous questions. In this bonus episode: A letter writer loves her boyfriend's parents, but their generosity feels inappropriate. Maya Lau, host of the podcast Other People's Pockets, weighs in on how to move forward. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 15 min
    Sidebar: Letting Go of That Rich Ex

    Sidebar: Letting Go of That Rich Ex

    Meredith and her sister, Brette, take on two letters, including one from a writer who’s happily coupled but still thinking about an ex. Not because the ex was so great, or because there’s any desire to get back together. It’s purely because he came from family money and offered the prospect of financial stability. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 13 min
    #1 Tim's Big Secret

    #1 Tim's Big Secret

    As a 20-something, Alex was determined to “win” at adulthood. And they did. They got a job, responsibly grew their savings, even bought a house. And then Alex met Tim, a kind and smart man who shared their passions, hobbies, and values. But a few years into their marriage, Alex discovered that Tim was carrying a pretty big secret – one that would jeopardize their hard-earned sense of security. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

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Easy good listening

A refreshing love chat for my ears.

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Amazing

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Heart and Solo indeed

This conversation with Susan (Pebbles) resonated so deeply with me. It really gets tiresome having to put others at ease, to entertain the platitudes you referred to, or to explain my rationale for choosing to be single and being true to what I want. I hope to travel once my kids are older and in college and explore the freedom that comes in knowing myself best. Thank you for shining a light on this part of a middle aged woman’s journey when the path ended up being different than she’d imagined. I’m grateful.

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