Romantic relationships are built on a foundation of intimacy. New research shows how sharing deep emotions with your partner ...

Achievement and productivity can become a couple's entire identity, bringing along a false sense of security. Without ...

She notices a single offhand comment about her body, and everything inside her tightens. What felt private and safe now feels exposed, and she begins to pull back from the closeness she once welcomed.

Before embarking on the journey of a romantic relationship, it’s imperative to navigate its terrain with caution, ensuring compatibility, trust, and safety—particularly when contemplating intimacy.

Intimacy is much more than a physical connection. It’s a bond built with another person (or even yourself), and though it’s often formed through physicality, that’s not the only way to achieve ...

Surrogate partner therapy is a form of therapy, first conceived by Masters and Johnson in the 1960s, in which clients can overcome obstacles to emotional and physical intimacy. It always exists in a ...

For decades, U.S. states have fought male violence against spouses and partners on two fronts: with mandatory arrests and prosecutions, and through programs focused on reeducating men about their ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and sexual violence, about Gisèle Pelicot's case and the effects of chemical submission.