The moment when a relationship shifts toward intimacy represents one of the most significant transitions two people can experience together. This delicate phase requires careful consideration, open ...

In my more than four decades practicing relationship therapy, I have spent many hours observing these interactions, and I've come to understand that there is a crucial missing piece that stops ...

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

Some of the most painful moments in relationships stem from subtle communication habits that protect instead of connect. Here are two that can slowly push partners apart. Emotional distance in ...

The mercury continues climbing across the United States, and relationship experts report a corresponding surge in couples seeking innovative ways to maintain intimacy during sweltering summer months.

Even though they're usually pitted at two different points on the spectrum of romantic love, according to a study from the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, emotional connection and ...

During the holidays, couples can purposefully explore different forms of intimacy in ways that everyday life rarely allows. According to consultant psychologist James Bosse, when intimacy is nurtured, ...

Many quarrels between couples stem from poor communication, making marital intimacy a Herculean task. Many people in marital ...

Unlike emperor penguins and prairie voles, humans aren’t biologically programmed to be monogamous. Throughout history, most human societies (like most of the animal kingdom) have practiced some form ...

There is a persistent cultural myth that intimacy fades into irrelevance somewhere around retirement age. Hollywood rarely ...