Has your sex life become dull? Routine? As infrequent as a fair election in North Korea? You’re definitely not alone: 57% of men in long-term relationships aren’t happy with the sex they’re having, according to a new Chapman University survey. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Another 32% of people said their sex …

1. “WHATEVER, IT’S FINE.” When you sense an argument brewing, your instinct may be to avoid conflict by bowing out early. “It can be really scary when you anticipate that somebody is going to get upset,” says Monica O’Neal, PsyD, a Harvard clinical psychologist and relationship expert. But tackling problems together is part of being …

Being cheated on is an experience that feels intensely personal, but relationship psychologist Esther Perel says sometimes it has very little to do with the person who’s been betrayed. In her latest book, The State of Affairs, Esther explains while people often cheat because of marital dysfunction, sometimes it can happen even when there’s no …

We’ve all heard of—and likely experienced—the “honeymoon” stage of a relationship, but like all good things, that hormone-driven and infatuation-loaded phase has to come to an end. That’s not to say that the next steps in love as not as passionate, but no healthy relationship can experience the first stage alone. You need the next …

Sex education Sure, you know the basics about the birds and the bees, but how much do you really know about what goes on in your body—and your mind—while you’re falling head over heels or doing the deed? Here are 20 fascinating facts about love and sex that may surprise you. Spouses may have similar …