Intimacy Insights

"Two hearts beating as one." It sounds like the kind of romantic cliché you would find in a greeting card — sweet, but not exactly scientific....

Few topics provoke as much quiet anxiety in relationships as infidelity. We see it in headlines, in celebrity scandals, in whispered conversations between friends. Yet for...

Not long ago, telling friends you met your partner online came with an apologetic shrug. Many people worried that admitting to online dating would make them...

Conventional wisdom has long insisted that women are the "choosier" sex—more selective about partners, slower to say yes, and naturally inclined to wait while men pursue....

Have you ever noticed that your desire for your partner seems to ebb and flow throughout the year? You are not imagining it. Psychologists have long...

Why do some relationships thrive for decades while others quietly fade? According to decades of social psychology research, the answer has less to do with luck...

It is one of the most persistent stereotypes in popular culture: a couple shares an intimate moment, and within minutes, the man is snoring while his...

It is one of the most consistent findings in health research: married men tend to live longer and stay healthier than their unmarried peers. Classic studies...