When I think "intimacy," I think sex. For some reason, I've just always assumed those two words were interchangeable. But in reality, intimacy can be so many different things. Like most things in ...

Almost every time I speak to a general-public audience about my research on polyamory, someone eventually asks if poly people’s desire for multiple partners means that they don’t really love each ...

When you think of intimacy in a relationship, it's possible that your thoughts jump first to the physical. But building emotional intimacy is, without a doubt, equally important. When partners lack ...

What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word intimacy? If your mind went straight to sex, well, I'm right there with you. Sexual intimacy tends to take center stage in ...

When relationships are at their best, they have the power to create tremendous rewards. Individuals in loving, supportive relationships live longer, healthier, happier, and more meaningful lives.

Intimacy in relationships is commonly misconstrued. It's not all about the physical aspect of your relationship. It's deeper and more meaningful and emotional than that. You have to give love more ...

To be intimate with someone is to share close emotional or physical ties. If you fear intimacy, you fear becoming too close to others. If you have a fear of intimacy, you may be deliberately avoiding ...

Emotional cheating happens when you establish a close, intimate connection with someone who isn’t your partner. You can generally tell emotional infidelity apart from simple friendship because your ...

People will experience a lot of relationships that make a deep impression in their minds. The experience of intimacy plays a part in human life. A book called Intimate provides a really good ...

When you hear the word "intimacy," you probably start conjuring some, you know, ~sexy~ images (and I don't blame ya!!). Intimacy is key in a healthy, successful relationship, but sexual intimacy is ...