The closer someone gets, the more uncomfortable they become.

What Harlow's infamous monkey mother experiments revealed ...

A new study suggests that the total amount of warmth shared between partners matters more than whether they express it equally. While similarity often breeds compatibility in many areas of life, ...

It's a deceptively simple reason, even if it feels complicated. When you have a difficult relationship or history with your parents, everything can feel fraught. But sometimes, the impacts are more ...

A lack of affection in your childhood can deeply impact your future relationships, whether romantic or platonic. It can make it difficult to understand affectionate cues, show affection, and even ...

Have you ever said “I love you” out of habit, when you weren’t fully feeling it? Or told your partner you had an amazing time in bed when the experience was average? This is called “deceptive ...

The term “imagination” in what I take to be its truest sense refers to a mental faculty that some people have used and thought about with the utmost seriousness. The sense of the verb “to imagine” ...

Navigating relationships can be tricky, especially when it comes to expressing personal needs like affection. It’s easy to assume that your partner should naturally know how you feel, but that’s not ...

Lincoln felt a similar compulsion to seek not only victory and the restoration of power but also the restoration of affection in a reunited America. As Mrs. Wilcox puts it when her husband, Henry, ...