Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, there have been a whole bunch of rules floating around about whether you can see your partner, with some people even emergency moving in together to avoid being ...

Affectionate touch, such as hugging, holding hands, kissing, or cuddling, is a way of expressing fondness, love, and support in our intimate relationships. It has been well documented that ...

Even though they're usually pitted at two different points on the spectrum of romantic love, according to a study from the ...

The Japanese have a word that some believe they borrowed from English, but you won’t find it in any dictionary. When the Japanese use this word, they're referring to the importance of touch in close ...

Touching robots in what humans think of as intimate places arouses emotions in people, but they're not what you think — the resulting feelings are mostly ones of discomfort, researchers say. This new ...

From the moment we’re born, physical touch is crucial to our survival; babies need physical touch to develop and be healthy. There’s that all-important skin-to-skin time that happens within just the ...

I was used to casual touch and missed it when my 19-year relationship ended, and we divorced. Platonic touch between my friends and me became important when I was touch-starved. My dogs also help me ...

Touch deprivation is a real problem. Here’s how to navigate it and protect your mental health. Touch starvation, also known as touch deprivation or “skin hunger,” refers to experiencing a chronic lack ...

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