At first you and your partner were sucking face and ignoring how completely obnoxious you were when it came to public displays of affection. Physical intimacy fueled by passion defined those early ...

Human beings don’t thrive in isolation. We flourish when we recognize our interconnectedness with others. Today, loneliness is an epidemic in our society. Our health and well-being suffer when we lack ...

This article was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Does intimacy relieve stress? And can intimacy help with anxiety? Absolutely. As it turns out, the stress relief-intimacy connection is one that is ...

There’s now consensus among mental health researchers on how intimate connections are critical to our health and well being. Yet such secure human ties don’t come easily for us. We show an almost ...

Four examples—literary, biographical, autobiographical and contemporary—illustrate the significance of intimacy as a cultural ideal and why, despite our deep longing for it, intimacy remains elusive ...