This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. If you want to protect yourself from intimacy transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies, safe intimacy is an important way to do ...

The American Psychological Association has linked prolonged stress to lower desire and reduced interest in partnered intimacy. When your body doesn’t feel safe, it doesn’t open up easily. This isn’t ...

Intimacy disorder affects how people connect emotionally and physically with others in close relationships. While it’s not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, mental health professionals see it as a ...

The first thing we typically think of when we think of the word intimacy is sex. But while having emotionally, spiritually, and physically sexual experiences can be intimate, that is far from all that ...

At first you and your partner were sucking face and ignoring how completely obnoxious you were when it came to public ...

Marriage is a complex dance, a choreography only two people can truly understand, yet the steps of being a good husband are universal and timeless. In a world overflowing with relationship advice, let ...

Relational maturity means meeting your partner at eye level. Believing you’re more or less emotional is often a clever way to ...

Navigating the waters of intimacy as we age can be a journey filled with mixed emotions and uncertainties. Yet, it’s also a phase that holds the potential for deep, fulfilling connections and ...