DEAR DR. GOTT: My elderly father has established a "connection" with a woman in his nursing home. He believes they are in love, and he wishes to engage in physical intimacy. So does she, it seems.

You’re here because you have questions about intimacy and aging. Whether you’re experiencing changes in function, navigating new relationships, or simply curious about what intimacy looks like in ...

What comes to mind when you hear the word intimacy? Is it sex? For most people it is. "Being intimate" has somehow become a polite way of talking about sex, and yet sex and intimacy are not synonyms.

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 ...