What’s emerging isn’t a rejection of desire, but a refinement of it. Intimacy is being approached with more intention and ...

Here’s why emotional maturity, insight, self-control and communication skills can sometimes mask a deeper fear of closeness.

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Four examples—literary, biographical, autobiographical and contemporary—illustrate the significance of intimacy as a cultural ideal and why, despite our deep longing for it, intimacy remains elusive ...

I’ve recently noticed that I might be a people pleaser. I’ll deny it if you quote me because mostly, I can hide it under a veneer of I don’t care! Co-dependency is a pattern of behaviour where a ...