I Have to Buy New Jeans. Help!

I am in need of new jeans. I haven’t purchased a pair since before the pandemic. I am looking for jeans that are in style and won’t be out in a year. What is the most sustainable approach to denim, in style, material and care? — Katherine, Northport, Ala. The irony of finding the perfect…

The Devastation of Disinheritance

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. In 2017, eight years after I discovered that my father had disinherited me, a FedEx driver stopped at my house to deliver an envelope. I didn’t know how to feel. Joyful? Relieved? Vindicated? I had already spent what felt…