Writer (and social media queen) Rachel Kramer Bussel sleeps alone. She also lives with her boyfriend. She couldn’t be happier. (Photo by Stacie Joy) “We figured out early on that we just weren’t ...

Is sleeping in separate beds or rooms a sign your marriage is ending, or a normal adjustment later in life? A relationship ...

I grieved the fact that my best friend and I no longer share a bed during overnight stays. As girls, we'd watch movies and share our aspirations while falling asleep beside each other. I worried our ...

Intimacy isn’t solely about sex. Sure, sex counts an awful lot, but that’s not the only factor that goes into building an intimate and passionate relationship. We all know you can have sex without ...

In this essay, I am using the term “sleeping together” not as a euphemism for having sex, but exactly as it seems to mean—sleeping in the same bed. Odd as it may be to some, there are very happy ...

If you want to avoid divorce, you should pay attention. When you first fell in love, you couldn't get enough of each other. You spent time, money, and effort to stay connected. But now the humdrum of ...

Having sex with your partner for the first time is a special occasion, for sure. But the first night you spend really, truly sleeping together gets you to a whole new level of intimacy. There's ...

Fear of intimacy is an intense fear of being physically, intellectually, or emotionally close to another person. Also called intimacy avoidance or avoidance anxiety, a fear of intimacy is often caused ...

I live in Harlem, too. (Wait — that was you?) Just kidding, Cookie. Your problem is an enviable one, but I can see why you may be a brown girl blushing. First, send everyone on your floor and in the ...