Meredith Goldstein
@meredithgoldstein.bsky.social
Boston Globe Love Letters advice columnist and podcast host. Author of some books about love, fiction and non. Rewatching the Vampire Diaries again somehow.
This podcast episode … well, it sells itself. Enjoy some Jeff Hiller, who puts me in a good mood.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This podcast episode … well, it sells itself. Enjoy some Jeff Hiller, who puts me in a good mood.
@lovelettersglobe.bsky.social
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@lovelettersglobe.bsky.social
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New Edition Day.
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New Edition reflects on Orchard Park roots and the Roxbury community that inspired them - The Boston Globe
Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, and Ronnie DeVoe open up about the upcoming New Edition Day festivities and reflect on the group's legacy.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New Edition Day.
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A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.
Globe photo editor killed while bicycling in rural Illinois - The Boston Globe
Lloyd Young, 57, of Boston, was struck and killed Saturday in McLean County in Illinois.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.
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More than 40 years ago, legendary R&B group New Edition formed in Boston. Now the group is set to receive a day and street in the city dedicated to them.
“To receive that from your hometown," said Ricky Bell, "means more than any other accolades that we have received so far...”
“To receive that from your hometown," said Ricky Bell, "means more than any other accolades that we have received so far...”
‘It’s where our heart is.’ New Edition to be honored in Roxbury. - The Boston Globe
Boston will honor New Edition, the Roxbury-born R&B group, on Aug. 30 as part of “For the Culture Week,” which also celebrates Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More than 40 years ago, legendary R&B group New Edition formed in Boston. Now the group is set to receive a day and street in the city dedicated to them.
“To receive that from your hometown," said Ricky Bell, "means more than any other accolades that we have received so far...”
“To receive that from your hometown," said Ricky Bell, "means more than any other accolades that we have received so far...”
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NEW: The civilian board that oversees Providence police found officers violated city ordinance and police dept policy multiple times by assisting ICE in civil immigrant enforcement on July 13
Police see the situation differently
Read more + read the full decision + watch the video
Police see the situation differently
Read more + read the full decision + watch the video
Providence police helped ICE, violating city ordinance, oversight panel finds - The Boston Globe
The Providence External Review Authority said the officers’ actions on July constitutes both intelligence-sharing and direct assistance with civil immigration enforcement.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW: The civilian board that oversees Providence police found officers violated city ordinance and police dept policy multiple times by assisting ICE in civil immigrant enforcement on July 13
Police see the situation differently
Read more + read the full decision + watch the video
Police see the situation differently
Read more + read the full decision + watch the video
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We love a snarky villain. 🐉
ICYMI: @ianxcarlos.bsky.social @davidalexander.bsky.social + @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social talked The Magicians s2 ep11 “The Rattening”
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ICYMI: @ianxcarlos.bsky.social @davidalexander.bsky.social + @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social talked The Magicians s2 ep11 “The Rattening”
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July 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We love a snarky villain. 🐉
ICYMI: @ianxcarlos.bsky.social @davidalexander.bsky.social + @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social talked The Magicians s2 ep11 “The Rattening”
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3rxee3ce
Spotify: tinyurl.com/mr2ccemj
Apple: tinyurl.com/2c7c6p3s
ICYMI: @ianxcarlos.bsky.social @davidalexander.bsky.social + @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social talked The Magicians s2 ep11 “The Rattening”
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✨New Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social @lazmarquez.bsky.social @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social + @csmith03.bsky.social talk The Magicians s2 ep8 'Word as Bond'
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@ianxcarlos.bsky.social @lazmarquez.bsky.social @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social + @csmith03.bsky.social talk The Magicians s2 ep8 'Word as Bond'
YouTube: youtu.be/7CGO5VprjH0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Pps...
Apple Pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
July 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
✨New Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social @lazmarquez.bsky.social @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social + @csmith03.bsky.social talk The Magicians s2 ep8 'Word as Bond'
YouTube: youtu.be/7CGO5VprjH0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Pps...
Apple Pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social @lazmarquez.bsky.social @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social + @csmith03.bsky.social talk The Magicians s2 ep8 'Word as Bond'
YouTube: youtu.be/7CGO5VprjH0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Pps...
Apple Pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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On the latest My Nudie Judy, @ianxcarlos.bsky.social and Zach talked with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social about their friendship. ✨
You can watch this recording, access a ton of bonus content, join our Discord, and more starting at $5 a month: patreon.com/posts/my-nudie-judy-do-131169769
You can watch this recording, access a ton of bonus content, join our Discord, and more starting at $5 a month: patreon.com/posts/my-nudie-judy-do-131169769
July 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On the latest My Nudie Judy, @ianxcarlos.bsky.social and Zach talked with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social about their friendship. ✨
You can watch this recording, access a ton of bonus content, join our Discord, and more starting at $5 a month: patreon.com/posts/my-nudie-judy-do-131169769
You can watch this recording, access a ton of bonus content, join our Discord, and more starting at $5 a month: patreon.com/posts/my-nudie-judy-do-131169769
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Our advice? 🚗 Make traffic less miserable by binging Season 10 of the Love Letters podcast, hosted by @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
Go from our premiere, which is all about dating as a clown, to our finale, which is all about becoming a butterfly. 🦋
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
Go from our premiere, which is all about dating as a clown, to our finale, which is all about becoming a butterfly. 🦋
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
Love Letters
Love stories. Dating stories. Relationship stories. Stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Served with a side of advice. Hosted by Boston Globe advice columnist ...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our advice? 🚗 Make traffic less miserable by binging Season 10 of the Love Letters podcast, hosted by @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
Go from our premiere, which is all about dating as a clown, to our finale, which is all about becoming a butterfly. 🦋
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
Go from our premiere, which is all about dating as a clown, to our finale, which is all about becoming a butterfly. 🦋
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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When someone says they're not ready to get married, are they really saying, "I'm not ready to get married to YOU?"
🤔 Think it over with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
🤔 Think it over with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
Not ready to get married? I don't buy it.
When someone says they're not ready to get married, are they really saying, "I'm not ready to get married to YOU?"
trib.al
June 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
When someone says they're not ready to get married, are they really saying, "I'm not ready to get married to YOU?"
🤔 Think it over with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
🤔 Think it over with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.
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Dear @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social: My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home.
"When I get home, he is usually in a bad mood but the only reasoning I can get is that: 'work was stressful, 'I am tired' or 'it was a long day.'"
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💌 What can help?
"When I get home, he is usually in a bad mood but the only reasoning I can get is that: 'work was stressful, 'I am tired' or 'it was a long day.'"
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💌 What can help?
My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home
His husband is always annoyed. Does this relationship problem have anything to do with remote work? Does your spouse work from home?
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June 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Dear @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social: My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home.
"When I get home, he is usually in a bad mood but the only reasoning I can get is that: 'work was stressful, 'I am tired' or 'it was a long day.'"
—
💌 What can help?
"When I get home, he is usually in a bad mood but the only reasoning I can get is that: 'work was stressful, 'I am tired' or 'it was a long day.'"
—
💌 What can help?
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Want to help a soon-to-be newlywed? This letter writer asks: What changes after you get married? How does one be a good husband?
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice for this future husband.
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice for this future husband.
How will things change after we get married?
Want to help a soon-to-be newlywed? This letter writer asks: What changes after you get married? How does one be a good husband?
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June 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Want to help a soon-to-be newlywed? This letter writer asks: What changes after you get married? How does one be a good husband?
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice for this future husband.
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice for this future husband.
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Prostate cancer is quite common, but many men don't talk about it. On the heels of Joe Biden’s diagnosis, Globe reporter Mark Shanahan explains in today's Starting Point why he made a podcast about his experience with the disease.
Why I decided to make a podcast about getting treated for prostate cancer - The Boston Globe
Prostate cancer is absurdly common, but many men are mum about it. Joe Biden’s diagnosis has focused public attention.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Prostate cancer is quite common, but many men don't talk about it. On the heels of Joe Biden’s diagnosis, Globe reporter Mark Shanahan explains in today's Starting Point why he made a podcast about his experience with the disease.
I’m still conclavin’ and I love Julian’s journey here: @bostonglobe.com
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My cousin*, the pope - The Boston Globe
I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?
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May 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I’m still conclavin’ and I love Julian’s journey here: @bostonglobe.com
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Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
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Two 💌 letters. Two pleas for explanation. @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social helps two letter writers with seemingly simple questions.
One of them being: What is "Disney Princess Energy" in dating?
Read the letter: trib.al/IAgm0te
One of them being: What is "Disney Princess Energy" in dating?
Read the letter: trib.al/IAgm0te
a cartoon of cinderella with a blue bird on her head
ALT: a cartoon of cinderella with a blue bird on her head
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May 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Two 💌 letters. Two pleas for explanation. @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social helps two letter writers with seemingly simple questions.
One of them being: What is "Disney Princess Energy" in dating?
Read the letter: trib.al/IAgm0te
One of them being: What is "Disney Princess Energy" in dating?
Read the letter: trib.al/IAgm0te
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✨New Patreon Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social, @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, @lazmarquez.bsky.social + Mae talk Buffy s4's "Where the Wild Things Are" for the ep's 25th
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@ianxcarlos.bsky.social, @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, @lazmarquez.bsky.social + Mae talk Buffy s4's "Where the Wild Things Are" for the ep's 25th
Sub to our Royalty tier + up to watch the video, Coven tier for audio only: www.patreon.com/posts/buffy-...
May 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
✨New Patreon Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social, @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, @lazmarquez.bsky.social + Mae talk Buffy s4's "Where the Wild Things Are" for the ep's 25th
Sub to our Royalty tier + up to watch the video, Coven tier for audio only: www.patreon.com/posts/buffy-...
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social, @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, @lazmarquez.bsky.social + Mae talk Buffy s4's "Where the Wild Things Are" for the ep's 25th
Sub to our Royalty tier + up to watch the video, Coven tier for audio only: www.patreon.com/posts/buffy-...
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Can a 🍄 trip save a marriage?
Today’s Love Letters episode is the story of a married couple who were having major relationship troubles and found an answer in psilocybin.
Hear their journey with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, wherever you listen to podcasts.
🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm
Today’s Love Letters episode is the story of a married couple who were having major relationship troubles and found an answer in psilocybin.
Hear their journey with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, wherever you listen to podcasts.
🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm
May 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Can a 🍄 trip save a marriage?
Today’s Love Letters episode is the story of a married couple who were having major relationship troubles and found an answer in psilocybin.
Hear their journey with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, wherever you listen to podcasts.
🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm
Today’s Love Letters episode is the story of a married couple who were having major relationship troubles and found an answer in psilocybin.
Hear their journey with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, wherever you listen to podcasts.
🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm
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1/ the hyde square task force teens that unearthed pricing differences at two stop & shop locations in 2023 are rejoicing after prices at the two stores are now roughly equal.
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
‘A massive win’: After Stop & Shop lowers Jamaica Plain store prices, youth organizers rejoice - The Boston Globe
Members of the Hyde Square Task Force and the Massachusetts delegation are pressing for the corporation to drop prices in more low-income neighborhoods.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
1/ the hyde square task force teens that unearthed pricing differences at two stop & shop locations in 2023 are rejoicing after prices at the two stores are now roughly equal.
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
In @lovelettersglobe.bsky.social, a continued When Harry met Sally rule messing with us all. Please help.
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My wife wants me to end a friendship
An outdated question, but it never goes away: can men and women be just friends? Meredith helps a letter writer whose wife is asking.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In @lovelettersglobe.bsky.social, a continued When Harry met Sally rule messing with us all. Please help.
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www.boston.com/love-letters...
Did not write this but into it, as a Boston and Lauren Cohan person @bostonglobe.com
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‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’: Lauren Cohan talks turning the Bay State into a zombified Big Apple - The Boston Globe
The second season of AMC’s post-apocalyptic spinoff, premiering Sunday, filmed around the Boston area last year.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Did not write this but into it, as a Boston and Lauren Cohan person @bostonglobe.com
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If anyone needs the Dayenu situation from the 1974 Passover Haggadah
April 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If anyone needs the Dayenu situation from the 1974 Passover Haggadah
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This reader is worried about how their girlfriend's wealthy father is going to impact their shared lifestyle.
"There is one thing I am struggling with internally about her and it’s 'daddy’s money.'”
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's response.
"There is one thing I am struggling with internally about her and it’s 'daddy’s money.'”
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's response.
Her dad pays for everything
This letter writer is dating a woman whose dad pays for everything. If you don't come from money, is it difficult to date someone who does?
trib.al
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This reader is worried about how their girlfriend's wealthy father is going to impact their shared lifestyle.
"There is one thing I am struggling with internally about her and it’s 'daddy’s money.'”
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's response.
"There is one thing I am struggling with internally about her and it’s 'daddy’s money.'”
Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's response.
