FOR MANY MEN, intimacy has long been synonymous with physical closeness. If you were "intimate" with someone, it meant you'd had sex. But intimacy has undergone a rebrand, and is now thought of as ...

If you always cuddle a pillow when you fall asleep, it probably means that you value stability and security in your connections. Hugging your pillow is simply a mirror of the stability that you crave ...

Recently, I met a few close female friends for dinner. As is the way on these occasions, the talk swiftly turned to relationships. Tellingly, the topic of marital sex — or more accurately, the lack of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cuddling is one of the most powerful instruments in your physical touch toolbox. Not only can getting ...

There’s something uniquely magical about the early morning hours, a time when the world is quiet, and everything feels fresh and new. For many couples, these serene moments provide the perfect ...

Meet the 'professional cuddler' whose clients are queuing up to pay 75 British pounds—about $88—for a hug that lasts an hour. Trevor Hooton, 30, who goes by 'Treasure' set up a business several months ...

Until accidentally picking up an old New York Times this past summer, I had never even imagined that such a thing could exist. But there it was, wedged under a photo of happily intertwined people ...

For my single friends, the worst part of lockdown was not being fingered regularly. As a smart hoe, I moved my boyfriend of three weeks into my flat at the first inkling of quarantine and luckily (for ...