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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even though physical affection in our relationships is a largely indicator of health and closeness, a survey conducted by LELO and Talker Research argues that nearly 25% of people want “a break” from ...

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

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 ...

Hi there, I’m Ashlyn, founder of Mindful Pleasures Therapy. With a Master’s from the University of Toronto, I specialize in supporting adults and couples navigating anxiety, attachment, patterns, ...

Today may be one of the scariest Sundays of them all—the Sunday Scaries final boss, if you will. The last day of the liminal post-Christmas vortex, the first Sunday of the year is dread itself. It’s ...