Trust. Intimacy. Affection. They’re all key ingredients to a healthy romantic relationship. But what happens when pain, trauma, and memory get in the way? In Episode Five, Meredith Goldstein explores the unique challenges of trying to find love and connection after a difficult past. Also, Erin has a promising date and Meredith starts swiping for the first time in her life. Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Dating can feel like a second full-time job. You feel like you have to constantly check the apps, update your profiles, and swipe on new faces, lest you miss out on something. And that’s all before you actually go on any dates. In this episode, Meredith Goldstein looks at the epidemic of dating fatigue. She talks to comedian Lane Moore, the brains behind the show “Tinder Live” and the author of “How To Be Alone,” and hits the bar with Erin, the woman Love Letters is following all season. Email u...
Mar 12, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Does where you live affect your dating life? Would it be easier to find a partner if you lived in another city? Meredith Goldstein investigates these oft-asked questions through conversations with three people who have lived and dated in multiple zip codes. Plus, Meredith checks in with Erin, the single woman whose dating life Love Letters is chronicling all season. Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2019•25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Meredith Goldstein tells the story of one of the riskier work crushes she’s come across. Because, really, what’s riskier than falling in love with H.R.? Meredith also explores the complexities of dating in the workplace in the #MeToo era, and she talks do’s and don’t’s with an employment lawyer who’s seen and heard it all. Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In the first episode of the new season, Meredith Goldstein asks: Whatever happened to the good old-fashioned set-up? She talks to two friends with starkly different views on whether set-ups are worthwhile, and she visits a salon that offers far more than haircuts. Plus, Meredith introduces Erin, a 44-year-old single woman whose dating life Love Letters will be chronicling all season. Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On Season 2 of Love Letters, Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein tackles one of love’s fundamental questions: How do you meet someone? Through stories, advice from experts, and confessions from her own life, Meredith will explore what works, what doesn’t, and what it means to be dating in 2019. Season 2 of Love Letters launches February 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2019•4 min
Is a breakup the end of something, or only the beginning? In Season One of Love Letters, Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life. Love Letters launches March 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2019•4 min
In this special bonus episode of Love Letters, Meredith explores camp love and the end-of-summer goodbyes that inevitably follow. Summer romances can be fleeting and ultimately insignificant. But sometimes they can mean much more. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2018•24 min
Some people believe that establishing a friendship with your ex is the true sign you’ve moved on from the relationship. It’s not always that simple, though. In the final episode of Season One, Meredith explores friendship with exes -- including her own -- and she talks to Esther Perel about what makes that possible. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 08, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Can you really get back together after a breakup? Does harboring that hope prevent you from moving on? Meredith tackles these often-asked questions and explores the pitfalls of wishful thinking. And she talks to one family who defied the odds in an extraordinary way. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 01, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Meredith explores the healing power of music after a breakup. A lovelorn actress walks into a karaoke bar -- and finally finds peace. Hit songwriter Bonnie Hayes explains the universality of a good song. And a master playlist-maker shares his breakup recommendations. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The impulse to reinvent after a breakup can be strong. We want to run and chop our hair off. Or change careers. Or maybe climb a mountain. Meredith explores this quest for “breakup accomplishments” and how they help us raise our value -- not necessarily for other people, but for ourselves. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
So much evaporates after a breakup -- the sweet texts, the lazy brunches, the shared Hulu account you both used for the “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But mementos from your time together remain, like relics of another era. Is it better to hold onto these things, or to dump them? Meredith investigates. With a cameo by Margo Howard. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 10, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. You think maybe you've been dumped, but you’re not totally sure. Or you know you’ve been dumped but still have so many questions, starting with: Why? Meredith learns the do’s and don’t’s of breaking up -- from the people who know best. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 03, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Breaking up was easier before social media. Not the emotional part -- that was always hard -- but the mechanics of it. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is … complicated. Photos of your ex with a new love infiltrate your news feed. Even a Venmo transaction can send you reeling. Email us at [email protected] or find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
It’s common advice after a breakup: The best way to get over an ex is to get under someone new. But does it work? Is rebound sex empowering, or does it just leave you feeling lonelier? Meredith Goldstein explores the emotions -- and the science -- at play in one of life’s most vulnerable moments. Email us your thoughts at [email protected] and find us online at loveletters.show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 20, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
