She notices a single offhand comment about her body, and everything inside her tightens. What felt private and safe now feels exposed, and she begins to pull back from the closeness she once welcomed.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and sexual violence, about Gisèle Pelicot's case and the effects of chemical submission.

For decades, U.S. states have fought male violence against spouses and partners on two fronts: with mandatory arrests and prosecutions, and through programs focused on reeducating men about their ...

Before embarking on the journey of a romantic relationship, it’s imperative to navigate its terrain with caution, ensuring compatibility, trust, and safety—particularly when contemplating intimacy.

A stable partner is desirable and admirable. However, if you are consistently the 'easy' one, an emptiness can invade your relationships. Here are 4 ways out of this pattern.

Intimate partner violence is violence committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other. Most ...

Smadar Samson met a group of women who had become homeless after leaving abusive relationships, while she was doing volunteer work in homelessness outreach. Some had children in tow, others had ...

Surrogate partner therapy is a form of therapy, first conceived by Masters and Johnson in the 1960s, in which clients can overcome obstacles to emotional and physical intimacy. It always exists in a ...

When you first enter into a relationship, intimacy tends to come easily. You want to know everything there is to know about your partner and they want to know everything there is to know about you.

Intimacy is much more than a physical connection. It’s a bond built with another person (or even yourself), and though it’s often formed through physicality, that’s not the only way to achieve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That's why we've compiled a list of 105 intimate questions to ask your partner so that you can make your connection with your ...