People who report greater difficulties maintaining intimate relationships are more likely to be single, especially between ...

Building intimacy in a relationship is a complex process and believe it or not, there are many different types of intimacy. Intimacy with another person requires self awareness, compassion and ...

With heart disease as the leading cause of death worldwide, there is growing recognition that recovery is not only physical ...

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 ...

We don't usually think about fear when we imagine building a life with someone. Relationships should bring joy, intimacy, ...

Relationships are a lot healthier if you do more than just “show up.” Many centuries ago, Aristotle described three key features of humans—we are driven to make meaning in our lives; we are able to ...

The analysis shows that strong and sustained intimacy provides motivation and increased willpower to carry out a healthy ...

When it comes to matters of the heart, we tend to throw around a lot of terms to try to describe and define the many, many different shades of romantic connections and experiences we might find ...

Remember those first amazing weeks and months together as a couple? You only saw the best parts of each other. But now, has that all-consuming intimacy faded away? Did it take your love life down into ...

Maya A. Yampolsky has received funding from both the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Fonds de recherche du Québec. Iman Sta-Ali, Libera Amadiwakama Mochihashi, and Renaud ...