I was in a relationship and married for 19 years. During that time, I got very used to having someone physically around. Something that surprised me when we unexpectedly divorced this year was how ...

Dear Readers: I’ve briefly stepped away from my column to work on a new writing project. This week, I’m rerunning topical Q&A from 10 years ago. I’m calling today’s topic, “More than friends.” I’ll be ...

What are friendship and love for? This question arises as artificial intelligence can mimic friendship and provide simulated companionship. On a website called Replika, for example, you can create an ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that certain personality traits and past relationship patterns are linked to whether an individual ...

I listened with some concern to a podcast titled “Middle Aged Men Need More Friends.” It turns out that social isolation, in even small bites, can be as dangerous to men’s long-term health as smoking ...

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 ...

One way to stay in touch with loved ones is to write letters. (Green Chameleon via Unsplash) In these unprecedented times, it has never been more important to stay in touch with family and friends.

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 ...