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A sex-ed company interviewed nearly 2,000 people about their sex lives. Their findings were alarming
A survey reveals that a whopping 60% of people are dissatisfied with their sex lives. What's happen…
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My husband and I have been sleeping in separate rooms for 4 years. I've never slept better, and our intimacy hasn't suffered.
Tami Shadduck says her husband has sleep apnea and snores. She started sleeping in the spare room, …
Claire Turrell
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'Relationship dumpers' burn out friends by oversharing about issues with their partners. Here's how to set boundaries.
If you're feeling burnout due to an oversharing friend, they may be a "relationship dumper." Two re…
Cailey Griffin
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A couple's counselor has been married for 52 years. These are her top relationship secrets.
Relationship expert Barbara Grossman shares crucial tips for enduring relationships, drawing from h…
Jane Ridley
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7 sex tips from a couple married for 42 years — including a lingerie budget and non-sexual intimacy
Sex tips from Rita Smith, 62, and her husband Theodore Smith, Sr., 64, who say their desire is aliv…
Julia Pugachevsky
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My partner and I opened our relationship, and I was surprised by how close I became with his girlfriend
In this excerpt from "Open," Rachel Krantz describes being friends with their metamour, or partner'…
Rachel Krantz
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I've been with my boyfriend for 12 years. We own a home, are planning to adopt a child, but don't want to marry.
We own a home together, are on each other's wills, and are planning to adopt a child. However, we d…
Rachel Kramer Bussel
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I'm 28, and I miss sharing a bed with friends at sleepovers. I long to experience that kind of intimacy in adulthood.
I miss the intimacy of sharing a bed during sleepovers, but my friends don't. I recently realized o…
Lena Crown
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My partner and I have been dating for 8 years and don't live together. Living separately works for our relationship.
I've been dating my partner for 8 years but we don't live together, and have no plans of moving in.…
Alexandra Saville
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At 72, I've experienced periods of loneliness. I've learned the best ways to make friends — and to enjoy time alone.
I experienced loneliness earlier in life and learned how to make friends. Now, at 72, I have the ri…
Louisa Rogers
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My mom hated my nickname. It took me going by it when I went to college for her to accept it.
My mom would yell at people when they called me by my nickname — Jackie. When I moved for college, …
Jacqueline LeKachman
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Surrogate partner therapy, an emerging treatment that involves physical touch, could help those with an intense fear of intimacy
Surrogate partner therapy is an emerging way to overcome deep-seated trauma. A sexual abuse survivo…
Julia Naftulin
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My partner and I sleep in the same room but in separate beds. We've only gotten closer since we started sleeping apart.
My partner and I have been together for 16 years, and have slept in separate beds — but the same ro…
Roli Jain
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Giving your partner ultimatums doesn't build intimacy. Instead, it can push them away.
Experts share why setting healthy boundaries is better than ultimatums in your relationship. Ultima…
Nandini Maharaj
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Staying together for your kids, like Donna and Ed Kelce did, is good — if you do it right, a therapist says. Here's how.
Donna Kelce shared why she and her ex-husband Ed Kelce delayed divorcing and stayed together for th…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I started having sex at 36. I missed out on years of self-discovery but I still don't regret waiting.
I didn't grow up religious but I subscribed to the purity plan. I feel inadequate when I started ha…
April Zimmerman
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Refusal to consummate marriage, denial of physical intimacy amounts to mental cruelty: HC
Refusal to consummate marriage and denial of physical intimacy amounts to mental cruelty and is a v…
PTI
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Over a third of American couples sleep in separate beds. Here's how to 'sleep divorce' without hurt feelings or lost intimacy.
Sleep divorce, or sleeping in separate rooms, is increasingly popular among couples. Here's how to …
Julia Pugachevsky
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OnlyFans creators make money selling intimacy to their subscribers. But in a lonely and hostile world, the relationships can start to feel real.
Creators said they faced stigma and isolation because of their OnlyFans work, and built relationshi…
Marta Biino
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Knowing my husband's location was great. Then, I caught him in a lie and became obsessed with checking it constantly.
I became obsessed with tracking my then-husband's location after I caught him in a small lie. When …