Intimacy involves a high degree of vulnerability and any time that we are challenged to drop our defenses we are likely to feel some degree of apprehension in regard to concerns about how others may ...

Most people want love. But what many of us don’t realize is that, deep down, we may also be terrified of it. The fear of intimacy can creep into our relationships in ways we don’t even notice—it can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Some of us are driven by desperation in love. For others, the ...

Wanting love and fearing closeness can exist at the same time, and that contradiction is exactly what makes intimacy issues so confusing. You might genuinely crave a steady relationship, yet feel ...

Research shows that your past can deeply influence how you approach commitment in the present. Here’s why marriage is an intimidating prospect for some, more so than others. Marriage is easily one of ...

Is Being in an Intimateless Marriage Common? This article was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. So, here you are, asking a question you never thought you’d ask in those early days of marital bliss: My ...

This may not apply in your husband’s case, but it’s worth having the conversation. The two meds Goldstein prescribes for men ...