Touch is a powerful tool for building connection and closeness between partners. It can be used to express affection, comfort, and love. When it comes to physical contact outside the bedroom, there...
In many long-term romantic relationships, physical intimacy is essential for maintaining emotional connection and satisfying sexual needs. While kissing, hugging, holding hands, and cuddling can be...
In romantic relationships, emotional shutdown or avoidance can lead to a loss of desire and intimacy between partners. This situation can be challenging for both parties involved because it creates...
When partners experience stress, anxiety, or depression, it can be challenging to sustain sexual intimacy.
This does not mean that they cannot enjoy each other's company. There are several ways to...
The physical expression of love is essential to our well-being and healthy development. Lack of physical contact can lead to feelings of rejection, anxiety, sadness, anger, fear, isolation, and low...
Sensuality is a concept that encompasses many aspects of human experience, including physical and psychological states, attitudes, and behaviors. It involves a range of emotions, thoughts, and...
Sexual touch is often associated with passion, excitement, pleasure, and satisfaction while nonsexual affection can be seen as an expression of love, comfort, safety, and security.
When it comes...
How do partners psychologically interpret the emotional tone of non-sexual physical affection in relation to sexual intimacy?
The question of how people perceive non-sexual physical contact in...
One often hears the claim that physical touch can improve the relationship between partners because it enhances their intimate connection.
Very little research has been conducted on how exactly...
Rekindling Erotic Energy After Conflict
Couples who have experienced prolonged periods of conflict, silence, or emotional distance often struggle to reignite the spark of their relationship's...