On the next season of Love Letters, we’ll be featuring stories about the important role help and guidance from others plays in our relationship choices and love lives, from therapy and professional interventions to advice and assistance from friends, family members, and confidantes. If you have a story about a time someone helped you in your romantic life — ... Show More
Sep 1
The Mother-In-Law Episode
Meredith has wondered: why do so many people despise their in-laws? Specifically … their mother-in-laws?To explore the topic, Meredith welcomes Janice Page, who tells a story about her mother-in-law, Yu Ying.Janice explains how she and her mother-in-law became close, despite not ... Show More
48m 1s
Aug 18
Be sad about loss, but not all the time
Margo Howard, daughter of advice columnist Ann Landers and noted advice columnist in her own right, died recently at the age of 86.Meredith had the pleasure of knowing Margo for years in Boston. Occasionally they lunched at fancy restaurants and talked about the advice column bus ... Show More
25m 32s
Aug 4
Turning 80, getting a divorce
Want extra new episodes? Join our Friends With Benefits club by visiting globe.com/loveletters/friendswithbenefits. You’ll get an ad-free experience, an extra episode a month, and a Love Letters journal (if you join for a year). And you'll even be able to hear an extended cut of ... Show More
47m 37s
May 2023
Bonus: Love Letters, from the Boston Globe
This week, we're sharing an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Served with a side of advice. On the new season, host Meredith Goldstein explores all the ways money plays into love, ... Show More
46m 17s
Sep 2024
702-706-TALK: Saviors, Survival, and Letting Go
We're back with more stories that listeners, like you, have shared on our voicemail. This week: The thin lines between life and death, and friendship and love. Leave your own voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou ... Show More
15m 7s
Jan 2021
Obsessive, Compulsive, & in Love
Today's episode is all about the need to talk things through with friends and family, and how that can lead to crucial help and healing. Whether it's compulsive behavior that requires professional guidance, or a distinctly The Office-esque love triangle that should be nipped in t ... Show More
47m 50s
Aug 2019
No Relationship Is Perfect
In the season finale, we're answering listener letters with candid examples from our biggest relationship struggles. We'll be back in September with new episodes. This episode is sponsored by HBO - A Black Lady Sketch Show, Policygenius (www.policygenius.com), Care/of (www.takec ... Show More
47m 42s
May 2025
romance vs friendship, advice session
[video available on spotify] welcome back to advice session, a series here on anything goes, where you send in your current dilemmas or anything you want advice on, and i give you my unprofessional advice. today's topic is the complicated relationship between romance and friendsh ... Show More
37m 53s
Dec 2023
Guilt, Relationships, & Your Best Friend’s BF
You ask, we answer.
In this episode, we’re answer your DM’s like:
—What to do when your friend is dating someone you don’t think she should be dating
—How to get over guilt & shame from mistakes
—Handling conflict & hard relationships
—Waiting on a ring when you feel ready befo ... Show More
56m 35s