In his book “The Intimate Animal,” sex and relationships researcher Justin Garcia says people have miscalculated their need ...

That feeling of being known by someone, without saying a word? That’s intimacy, and a new book from Dr. Justin Garcia says it’s oxygen for your relationships.

That’s what my new column Dear Dr. V is all about — real people sharing their intimate dilemmas in love, sex and relationships, and me helping them make sense of it all. Each week, I’ll respond to one ...

Remember dating? It was a time of putting on actual pants and leaving the house. While dinner and a movie are great, the ...

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 ...

Almost everything we’ve learned about dating is wrong, contends psychotherapist Ken Page, author of Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy. “Dating is an ...

Credit: Zain bin Awais / Mashable composite; boonchai wedmakawand / via Getty Images "With so many 'rules' around what to do and what not to do anymore, who the **** knows," laments a Reddit user on a ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Vulnerability can be a terrifying and beautiful thing, one that’s pretty much required of anyone who ...

Intimacy in a long-lasting relationship is not easy. This is because with time couples get busy as their lives progress. With time, schedules become tight and sex life is shelved for when time allows.

I’ve been thinking about intimacy and what it means in relationships. My most intimate interactions have been with people I’ve loved but not necessarily with my primary partner. These interactions ...

Struggling with sex and intimacy while living with chronic illness? Columnist Marisa Zeppieri offers some valuable insight that can help.