Marriage & Desire

Scheduling time for intimacy can help when two people want closeness but repeatedly lose the opportunity to work, tiredness, and everyday demands. It…

A brief sexual encounter can fit naturally into a busy marriage when both people want it. It need not be less affectionate because there is no…

Dating during a separation can involve genuine affection and unfinished practical business at the same time. The question is not whether every person…

“Dead bedroom” is an informal label for a relationship in which sex has become infrequent or stopped. It describes a situation, not a diagnosis. A…

“You have that look,” Jake said across the dinner table.

During fertility treatment, our life filled with appointments, injections, waiting, and disappointment. Sex stopped feeling separate from the rest of…

Jake first met Anna at the club where she performed under the name Grace. When they later began dating, he liked to say he had seen the real woman…

For years, I described marriage as a piece of paper. I had a good relationship with Daniel and a home we had built together. I did not see why an…

Sometimes an ex remains someone you like and understand. Sometimes continued contact keeps an argument or an attachment alive long after the…

Returning to dating after a long relationship can feel oddly familiar and entirely new. You know more about yourself, yet may be out of practice with…

If every attempt to meet someone feels like a cold approach or an endless series of swipes, it may help to pay attention to the social life around…

Wanting more sex and feeling pressured to have sex are different experiences, and a couple can find themselves trapped between them. One person…