This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. If you want to protect yourself from intimacy transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies, safe intimacy is an important way to do ...

We often think that sex leads to intimacy, and while this can be true, it's more often the case that it's the other way ...

What is intimacy? Is it a feeling, specific actions, non-verbal communication, how physically close you are, a personality trait, or sexual activities? Intimacy is not a static “thing” that exists in ...

What’s emerging isn’t a rejection of desire, but a refinement of it. Intimacy is being approached with more intention and ...

Earlier this year—Valentine’s Day weekend, to be precise—I found myself sitting on the floor of a loft in downtown Los Angeles with eight other adults, learning how to fake an orgasm. We had been told ...

Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be disruptive and painful. As the name implies, it affects your gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and the symptoms include, but are not limited to, diarrhea ...

When people hear the word “intimacy”, they often think it’s all about sex. But it goes beyond that. When people hear the word intimacy, sex is usually the first thing that comes to mind. And honestly, ...

This article was reviewed by Mike Bohl, MD. How soon can a woman be ready again after pleasure? The answer depends on a mix of physical, emotional, and situational factors. While it’s often said that ...

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 ...