En Pareja on MSN

How love quietly evolves in a lasting marriage over the years

Long-lasting marriages often experience subtle but meaningful changes. Experts say lasting love tends to evolve through trust ...
En Pareja on MSN

These everyday habits may be quietly hurting your marriage, relationship experts say

Experts explain how everyday behaviors may gradually weaken trust, communication, and emotional connection ...
Rolling Out

Game-changing strategies that reignited passion in sexless marriages

In the complex landscape of modern relationships, maintaining physical intimacy remains one of the most challenging aspects of marriage. While many couples experience periods of reduced physical ...
YourTango

If You Notice These 11 Things In Someone's Marriage, The Intimacy Is Gone

Marriages have their ups and downs. This is a normal part of being married to someone for several years. One major downside a married couple may experience is a lack of intimacy, whether emotional or ...
Rolling Out

Why choosing intimacy breaks can deepen marital bonds

In today’s hyper-connected world, where physical intimacy often becomes routine, many couples are discovering an unexpected path to deeper connection – planned periods of abstinence. This approach, ...
Forbes

3 Ways ‘Sensate Focus’ Can Save Your Marriage—By A Psychologist

This research-backed technique invites you to rediscover your spouse through sensation, attunement and shared vulnerability—beyond expectations. In the dynamics of marriage, intimacy manifests in ...
NJ.com

Dear Annie: The lack of intimacy in my marriage has affected my emotional and physical well-being

DEAR ANNIE: I have been married to my spouse for two decades and in a committed relationship with him for 23 years. We are parents to a 17-year-old son. While our relationship is characterized by ...
Psychology Today

Emotional Intimacy: The Key to a Resilient and Fulfilling Relationship

Emotional intimacy is the foundation of a deep, fulfilling connection between partners. This essential component of a strong relationship not only enhances the bonds between couples but also ...
Psychology Today

3 Core Truths About Intimacy Every Couple Must Understand

Intimacy—that feeling of closeness, connectedness, and togetherness shared between people—is one of the most important and rewarding components of a healthy romantic relationship. When I work with ...
YourTango

4 Small Behaviors That Kill Intimacy In Marriage

Intimacy is a touchy subject and requires a solid foundation of trust in a relationship. We completely open ourselves to our partners, so total trust in the other person is vital. Their touch can ...
Penn Live

Dear Annie: How do I deal with the lack of physical intimacy in my marriage?

Dear Annie: I have been married to my spouse for two decades and in a committed relationship with him for 23 years. We are parents to a 17-year-old son. While our relationship is characterized by ...
Inside Higher Ed

The Pursuit of Intimacy

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 ...