The qualitative study interviewed 50 women and 50 men who use online dating platforms. Participants were eager for passion as well as companionship.

Joan Price’s Naked at Our Age was once called the bible of senior sex. But 15 years later, do its ideas about intimacy, ...

That’s what my new column Dear Dr. V is all about — real people sharing their intimate dilemmas in love, sex and relationships, and me helping them make sense of it all. Each week, I’ll respond to one ...

Older adults say sexual intimacy remains central when starting romantic relationships, challenging stereotypes that desire ...

A study by the University of New Hampshire challenges common assumptions about aging and intimacy, revealing that many single adults aged 60 to 83 continue to prioritize sexual activity in their ...

Almost everything we’ve learned about dating is wrong, contends psychotherapist Ken Page, author of Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy. “Dating is an ...

The “ick” might feel like a simple turn-off, but could there be a deeper issue at play? Here are two signs it might be rooted in a fear of intimacy. You know that feeling when everything seems fine ...

When it comes to courting and dating, popular longstanding advice suggests that until the fish is on the hook, it is beneficial to adhere to certain "rules." These rules seem to offer a recipe for ...

A student reflects on how low-effort intimacy reshaped college dating and made intentional connection feel radical.

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 ...

Credit: Zain bin Awais / Mashable composite; boonchai wedmakawand / via Getty Images "With so many 'rules' around what to do and what not to do anymore, who the **** knows," laments a Reddit user on a ...