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 might be less interested if she becomes more feminine months later.

She also reveals she might be a chimera – meaning, as she sees it, she might literally be two people in one.  Elise and Meredith talk it through together.

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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 Federal Correctional Institution. 

From that moment, Nexan and Christina faced important choices about how to stay together, care for each other, and protect their family.

In this episode, Boston Globe immigration reporter Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio tells the story of Nexan and Christina, using recordings from their life and phone calls, with their permission.

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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 episode, Jenna tells Meredith the story of how she got into this type of work and how much she's willing (or not) to give up for it. A universal lesson about compromise – and finding people who love us as we are.

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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 “Magical Overthinkers,” who explains how the word “situationship” has evolved, and why it’s one of the best slang portmanteaus around.

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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 Christopher L. Gasper – Meredith’s former roommate – who explains how athletes are fascinating personalities, not unlike characters on television dramas. It’s a conversation that includes talk of “Vanderpump Rules,” how difficult it can be to date a sports writer, and the one sport Chris believes should have a series of romance novels.

Meredith also talks to best-selling romance novelist Tessa Bailey, who writes steamy stories about baseball, golf, and hockey. Tessa explains why she's chosen to focus on athletes, how she appreciates fandom in real life, and how anyone – even Meredith – can fall in love with the game.

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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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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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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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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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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 intimate story about a breakup in his 20s – and the short speech that followed. He and Meredith discuss the pros and cons of making big proclamations, especially if you’re talking to someone who doesn’t even reciprocate. Expect laughter, lessons, and DRAMA.

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