Believers around the world are aspiring to teach children about intimacy in healthy and holy ways. How can people of faith do better?

Marriage and sex therapist Laura Brotherson says some women struggle to believe that sexual intimacy is OK, even with their husbands after they are married. (Natalie Bothwell) Some members of The ...

Conflict is an inherent part of any relationship, especially an intimate relationship. It can be a doorway to a deeper connection or a chasm that divides partners even further. For high-conflict ...

Intimacy—that feeling of closeness, connectedness, and togetherness shared between people—is one of the most important and rewarding components of a healthy romantic relationship. When I work with ...

The first, and probably most well-known form of intimacy is sexual. As you can probably guess, this can be achieved through engaging in sexual actions with another party. But physicality isn’t the ...

“Intimacy anorexia” is a term coined by psychologist Dr. Doug Weiss to explain why some people “actively withhold emotional, spiritual, and sexual intimacy” from a partner. Issues related to emotional ...

Parents can support young people to develop healthy, respectful and consensual sexual relationships. Ed Yourdon/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Talking about sex, intimacy and risk-taking with adolescents is not ...

While every relationship is different, increased communication is a great way to build intimacy and trust. Intimacy is closeness between people in personal relationships. It’s what builds over time as ...

Here’s why emotional maturity, insight, self-control and communication skills can sometimes mask a deeper fear of closeness. Emotional maturity is often seen as the gold standard of psychological ...

“OK. We’re going to go through kissing right now.” That isn’t quite what it sounds like. With nine of his Columbia College Chicago undergraduate students, in Room 226 of the 916 Wabash Building, Greg ...