Agape Match

A good sex life isn’t just about sex. It’s so much more.

For some couples, having different nonsexual intimacy preferences can be a strain on the relationship. Here’s how to meet in the middle.

"For Phyllis Raphael, 86, a chance meeting on the street turned into a get-together. Then came a date. A second and third followed. So did a love affair."

According to a polyamorous sex therapist...

Balancing what you can give with what you can get.

Relationship experts share four suggestions for enhancing intimacy and romance with your partner in the new year.

Friction between adult children and a new partner can do a lot of damage. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t.

Narcissistic behaviors happen on a spectrum. If you think you or your sexual partner might be a narcissist, you have options for how to move forward. -- What You Should Know About Sex with a Narcissist at @Healthline buff.ly/2QukHZp

Red flags, like if your partner has a tendency to run away from difficult decisions, could signal a toxic or unhealthy relationship.

This week’s sex diary.

There is a truth universally unacknowledged: we see friendship as a second-class relationship to love. -- Friendship is a greater reward – and challenge – than romance at @BritishGQ buff.ly/3oojK1h

When a long-term partner cheats on you it can be devastating, but it is possible to move on in time!

Sex Educator Shawna Scott and Relationship Therapist Aoife Drury discuss some of the relationship issues that COVID has caused how couples can overcome them. -- How can couples stay on track throughout the pandemic? at @rtenews buff.ly/3JrZS8w

When a long-term partner cheats on you it can be devastating, but it is possible to move on in time! -- ‘It was so nasty. He laughed in my face’: How to love and trust again after a big romantic betrayal at @guardian buff.ly/2RVVTds

One of the biggest fallacies in romantic relationships is that you just need to “find the right person” to marry. -- The myth of finding the ‘right’ person at @HeraldNMB buff.ly/3w9ephq

Who Knows What’s Going on Between Taika, Rita, and Tessa, But I Was in a Throuple and Can Give You the Details at @Cosmopolitan buff.ly/3w5NKSp

the positives and negatives impacts of the pandemic on romantic relationships of people who had to stay away from their partners. -- Can distancing yourself from your partner during quarantine affect your relationship? at @indiatvnews buff.ly/3puLy4k

They make *so* much more sense to me than horoscopes. -- Finding out about the five 'Love Languages' made sense of every relationship (and break up!) I've ever had at @GlamourMagUK buff.ly/3vCykol

the positives and negatives impacts of the pandemic on romantic relationships of people who had to stay away from their partners. -- Can distancing yourself from your partner during quarantine affect your relationship? at @indiatvnews buff.ly/3puLy4k

Research indicates people with platonic relationships — meaning those without romance — had a 50% higher chance of living longer than those without. -- How platonic relationships differ from romantic relationships — and why you need both at @thisisinsider buff.ly/3ywRrD1