‘Modern Love’: How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’
The Daily
2025/07/20
‘Modern Love’: How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’
‘Modern Love’: How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’

The Daily
2025/07/20
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When we meet Rob Delaney’s character, “Neighbor Guy,” in FX’s limited series “Dying for Sex,” he’s scarfing down a burrito in an elevator, dripping food on his face and the floor. But Delaney’s performance reveals that under Neighbor Guy’s messy exterior i...
Highlights
Highlights
In this episode of Modern Love, actor and writer Rob Delaney delves into the emotional depth of his role in the FX series 'Dying for Sex,' discussing how vulnerability, connection, and authenticity shape both his personal life and his art. Drawing from his own experiences with recovery, grief, and long-term marriage, Delaney reflects on the importance of emotional openness and how it can lead to powerful, even humorous, human connections.
Chapters
Chapters
Becoming Emotionally Naked: Love, Loss, and Acting
00:00Strangers in Love: Role-Playing to Rediscover Connection
19:21The Art of Attention: Keeping Love Alive Beyond the Honeymoon Phase
29:10Transcript
Transcript
Rob Delaney: Hi, I'm Josh Hainer, and I'm a staff photographer at The New York Times covering climate change. For years, we've sought of imagined this picture of a polar bear floating on a piece of ice. Those have been the images associated with climate ch...