Love Letters

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 advice column. When you ask a relationship question, you help others wondering the same thing. Email your question to [email protected].

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We at Love Letters want to know about a podcast called The Tamsen Show. Hosted by Emmy winning journalist and NY Times best selling author Tamsen Fadel who interviews inspiring women like Emily Willis and Naomi Watts, who are rewriting the rules. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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 (past tense), or meaningful bonds you’d like to form. Because significant others don’t have to be romantic … and sometimes having a strong non-romantic community makes it easier to find and maintain romantic love (if you want it).

Tell us your story by filling out our questionnaire at Boston.com/LoveLettersStory.

As always, thanks for listening and being a part of the Love Letters community.

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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 what inspired her writing. It’s where she found community – and the best kinds of love.

In a live conversation recorded in November, Meredith interviews Elin about Nantucket, what it means to fall in love with a place, and why Elin decided to stop writing about the island after decades of living there.

They also talk about the power of books about women and love.

Elin novels include “The Perfect Couple,” which became a Netflix show starring Nicole Kidman, and “The Five Star Weekend,” which is slated to be a series starring Jennifer Garner.

This talk was part of “Globe Summit,” a two-day Boston Globe event that featured journalists speaking with experts in their fields.

Remember, Love Letters is also an anonymous advice column. When you ask a relationship question, you help others wondering the same thing. Email your question to [email protected].

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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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