Relationship

Our writer is not in a monogamous relationship; at least not anymore. She believes that pairing up for life can do more damage than good to a relationship, and she’s not alone. Couple’s therapist Lisa Fischbach even wrote a book on the issue.

Every relationship goes through different phases. Newly enamored couples often can’t keep their hands off each other, while after a few years some couples encounter longer periods without sex. Here we ask the question: what’s normal for sex in a relationship?

No sex is not always a reason to worry about the state of a relationship. Sexual therapist Nicole Engel explores the many reasons why sometimes there’s no action in bed and explains that things might not be as bad as they seem.

There is now another new term for us to learn: “cuffing season”. We explain what this term means and why it’s not for everybody.

It should be the perfect time of year, and yet it sometimes ends in frustration, stress and strife. The holiday season is a risky thing for relationships and domestic harmony. But why is that the case? Our expert Dr. Becky Spelman has the answers.

An open relationship can be an enrichment, but also a pain. Our author discusses how sex with strangers helped save her own relationship, but also brought her to the edge of jealous despair.

Men and women can often feel threatened when their partner masturbates. But we really don’t have to feel like this. Indeed, masturbation can in fact be a positive force when accepted into an intimate relationship.