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Intimacy

Revisiting the 'Hormone of Love'

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.25.2013 | Science
Wray Herbert

It's been more than a decade since oxytocin was first heralded as the "hormone of love" -- a distinction that came with optimistic predictions for future drug therapies. The question now is not whether oxytocin has beneficial effects, but under what circumstances and for whom does it have these effects?

Growing Up Sexually

Wendy Strgar | Posted 05.20.2013 | Style
Wendy Strgar

I longed for the romantic, sexual combustion that would not only fill me up, but also unite me with my partner. However, without any real skills to get there, much of our sexuality became an exercise in approach-avoidance.

When Knowing He Loves You Is Not Enough

Nancy Colier | Posted 05.14.2013 | Healthy Living
Nancy Colier

We can ask for, participate in and commit to getting the full and direct experience that is love. After all, to love someone truly is to be interested and willing to create the experience that is love for them, and thus to become truly bilingual in the language of the heart.

On Sex, the Marvelous, and the Ordinary

Roger Housden | Posted 04.29.2013 | Arts
Roger Housden

The poet Ellen Bass writes as a human being who shudders with the immensity, the worry, the love of being alive. She writes to connect with other human beings who shudder in their own way but may not have the words to say so.

Does Your Relationship Lack Passionate Sex? 7 Ways to Bring The Passion Back

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Feeling fully seen, accepted, valued and cherished are really wonderful experiences, and these feelings can generate the kind of safety that leads to intimacy, spontaneity and aliveness in the relationship and in the bedroom.

What Should You Look For In Your Perfect Match?

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

Do opposites attract, as Paula Abdul once assured us in a pop song, or do you need to be similar on 19 dimensions of personality -- as eHarmony suggests -- to find the perfect match?

How Do You Handle Compliments ?

Christine Eilvig | Posted 04.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Christine Eilvig

It can feel unsafe and vulnerable to receive compliments and take them to heart. If we quickly return the energy, we can stay in our comfort zone and we obstruct the intimate and heart-opening growth before us.

Embodying Erotica

Wendy Strgar | Posted 04.17.2013 | Style
Wendy Strgar

"Be no longer tender. Cover me with frenzied kisses -- even as I would drench my body in the cruel torrents of the rain. Envelop me from throat to ank...

Are You Sacrificing a Perfect Relationship for a Perfect Wedding?

Lisa Firestone | Posted 04.16.2013 | Weddings
Lisa Firestone

The "your day" mentality surrounding the occasion may feel good at first, but it's important not to let the occasion become all about you. Planning the event should always come second to enjoying this time with your partner.

Rape, Murder and Swag

Dori Hartley | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media
Dori Hartley

We live in the "Let's talk about this" generation and although open communication on any number of subjects can be productive, there comes a moment where all of it becomes over-exposed.

10 Signs You're In Love

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.14.2013 | Healthy Living
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

"How do I know when I'm really in love?" "What does it mean to be in love?" "I think I'm in love, but then I have doubts." Such a big question! And we all wish there was an easy answer -- a formula we could follow to determine if we are in love.

The Key To Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Monique Honaman | Posted 04.13.2013 | Divorce
Monique Honaman

I believe that intimacy is critical to a great and lasting marriage. I have yet to meet a couple who was having marriage problems and thinking about divorce who told me that they still had phenomenal intimacy.

Intimacy Intervention: 'My White Husband Uses Racial Slurs In Bed'

Posted 04.08.2013 | Black Voices

Passionate Living Coach Abiola Abrams gives love, dating and self-esteem advice on the CW's Bill Cunningham Show and all over the web through her ...

Hotels For Personal Space

Tablet | Posted 04.01.2013 | Travel
Tablet

When it's time to really get away, there's nothing quite like the intimacy of a place all your own. These one- and two-room hotels run the gamut from a rural New Zealand farmhouse to a royal Roman residence, and they all come with maximum privacy.

Why the iPhone 5 Is Destroying Your Sex Life

David Wygant | Posted 03.29.2013 | Technology
David Wygant

After spending a night with your lover, when the sun breaks past the horizon and shoots that warm morning light through the blinds, do you reach for your lover's body or for your iPhone 5?

Can You Be Too Close To Your Significant Other?

Christina Huffington | Posted 03.27.2013 | Women

A close romantic relationship is generally believed to be better than a distant one. According to a new study, "Closeness Discrepancies in Romantic Re...

Intimacy Intervention: 'Help! I Can't Stop Sleeping With My No-Good Ex'

Posted 03.25.2013 | Black Voices

Passionate Living Coach Abiola Abrams gives love, dating and self-esteem advice on the CW's Bill Cunningham Show and all over the web through her ...

Leviticus As A Guide To Intimacy

Shoshana Friedman | Posted 05.19.2013 | Religion
Shoshana Friedman

In an age when maintaining long-term healthy relationships with partners and spouses seem long odds, at best, we might benefit by reading the sacrificial system of Leviticus as an ancient instruction manual on maintaining intimate human relationships.

Women's Friendships: The Forgotten Priority?

Christine Bronstein | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women
Christine Bronstein

It turns out I have some friend circles I need to develop to live a happier, healthier life, and some priorities I need to evaluate. As Shasta Nelson helped me understand in our conversation below, friendships don't "just happen." We have to do the work.

Artisanal, Locally Grown, Free Range Porn for Women

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.04.2013 | Weird News
Toni Nagy

Intimacy is contingent on both partners feeling secure enough to express their needs and desires, and these feminist porn and erotic platforms aim to aid in the process of helping their viewers find their voice.

7 Tips For Fighting Fair

Juliana Stock | Posted 05.04.2013 | Healthy Living
Juliana Stock

Argument and debate are going to happen, even in the best of partnerships, but it doesn't have to mean doomsday or that you're not compatible. In fact, I have found some conflict can actually be a stepping stone to a more honest, intimate place and can foster better communication.

What It Takes To Have Great Sex After Marriage

Susan Orlins | Posted 04.30.2013 | Weddings
Susan Orlins

Sexual relationships are important to healthy marriages. But not every healthy marriage is the same.

Why Your Kids Resist Liking Your New Partner

Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. | Posted 04.30.2013 | Divorce
Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D.

Unlike you, the kids haven't been longing for a new person in their lives. As far as they are concerned, their life is complicated enough.

How Old Is Too Old To Have Sex?

Susan Krauss Whitbourne | Posted 04.30.2013 | Fifty
Susan Krauss Whitbourne

How old is too old to have sex? 50? 70? 90?

6 Tips for Having Your Hands-Down Best Valentine's Day Ever

Deanna Brann, Ph.D. | Posted 04.08.2013 | Women
Deanna Brann, Ph.D.

Valentine's Day is almost here. All the commercial hype creates a lot of unrealistic expectations, not to mention enormous amounts of pressure to buy the perfect present, find the exact right card, plan the most romantic dinner and manage to look beautiful for the celebration itself.