Health & Sex News & Features
- Sex: Why Foreplay Matters (Especially for Women)
When it comes to sex, taking the time to let things heat up can be key to satisfaction.
- 7 Ways to Keep Your Relationship Strong Despite a Chronic Illness
WebMD has tips for helping your marriage survive a chronic illness. Find out how to manage stress and emotions that wreak havoc on relationships.
- 7 Solutions That Can Save a Relationship
All couples run into relationship issues. Hear what experts have to say about resolving them and keeping your love life on track.
- Sex in the Senior Years
Old age can bring new sexual challenges, but it can also bring new sexual pleasures
- 10 Surprising Health Benefits of Love
Humans are wired for connection, and when we cultivate good relationships, the rewards are immense. But we’re not necessarily talking about spine-tingling romance.
- Fight Fairly and Keep the Peace in Your Relationship
Experts share suggestions for defusing marital disputes.
- What to Do When Your Children Divorce
Tips for parents whose son or daughter is getting divorced.
- 365 Nights of Sex: Can It Strengthen a Marriage?
When their marriages fell into the doldrums, two long-married couples decided to find out if having sex every day could boost their relationships.
- Making Marriage Matter
Marriage is more than just a ring on your finger -- it’s a bond between two people that should grow over time and add value to your life.
- Bridging the Distance in a Commuter Marriage
Therapists and couples who manage long-distance relationships or have absentee spouses reveal their strategies for staying connected in a commuter marriage.
- Go Retro: 12 Tips for a Happy Marriage
Tried-and-true strategies you can borrow from your parents' marriage to make your relationship happier.
- Public Confessions of Private Affairs
Tune in to the trend of Internet- and TV-based confessions to find out why it’s happening, and whether it’s helpful.
- Standing by Her Man: Why?
Experts say emotions ranging from rage to humiliation affect the cheated-on spouse who decides to stay.
- Life After Divorce: 3 Survival Strategies
Three survival strategies for coping with the aftermath of divorce and moving beyond the pain.
- Love on the Brain
Scientists peeking inside our brains and psyches have more clues than ever about the biology of love -- why we're attracted, why we fall so hard and what makes us stay.
- How We Love Now
Long-distance relationships, office romances, and marriages arranged online are new items on the romance menu.
- Modern Love Glossary
From 'booed up' to 'starter marriage,' we give you a fun guide to the latest phrases about love.
- Timeline of a Love Affair
Just what is it that makes two people fall in love, hard and fast?
- Love in the Time of Caller ID
Technology has its limits and its perils because it allows us to reach out to, but not touch, someone. Instead, we’re substituting emoticons for emotions, and stripping the intimacy of in-person encounters from the small daily kindnesses of personal relationships.
- John Gray on His Book, 'Why Mars and Venus Collide'
John Gray describes the epidemic of stress plaguing us today -- and what men and women can do to meet in the middle for stress relief while respecting gender differences.
- Modern Life Takes a Toll on Our Hearts
An expert describes antidotes to the heart-damaging lifestyle of today's stress-filled world.
- Chocolate's Dark Secret
To make chocolate even more drool-worthy, researchers are discovering this ancient treat may have some modern health benefits.
- Love and Politics
Are political differences hurting your relationships? Learn to talk politics without pushing away the ones you love.
- Child-Free Couples: Thriving Without Kids
Relationship experts and couples who made the decision not to have kids reveal the secrets of a successful childfree marriage.
- Do You Hate Your Friend’s Mate?
You love your friend, but can’t stand his or her new love interest. How can you clear your conscience without ruining the friendship?
- Body Language Basics
Experts interpret some of our body language cues and their impact on others.
- Top Sexual Health Stories of 2007: Readers' Choice
A list of WebMD's top 10 most viewed sexual health stories of 2007.
- How to Break Up Gracefully
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but some are better than others. Learn the dos and don'ts of ending a romantic relationship.
- Managing Marriage and Money Problems
Experts offer WebMD tips for investing in your marriage so you can worry less about your money.
- When Intimacy Turns Violent
Abusive behavior is about domination, manipulation and control – and it often starts when a couple is just dating. Learn the signs of physical, emotional, and verbal abuse to protect yourself.
- Keep Your Sex Life Alive Post-Kids
You have kids, so you’ve definitely done it -- but will you ever again? Tips and tactics for reigniting your romance after the children arrive.
- Are You Spouses or Just Roommates?
You've drifted into a sexless marriage. Can this relationship be saved? Yes, experts say.
- Marriage Prep 101
From the burning questions you should ask each other before you walk down the aisle, to the jitters and cold feet, here’s a crash course in building a marriage that can last a lifetime.
- Can Medicine Boost Female Sex Drive?
Drugmakers are testing new drugs that may be able to boost female sex drive.
- The Office Spouse: Rules of Engagement
You’re married, but you’ve got a close relationship with a co-worker -- otherwise known as your office spouse. Is it possible to keep it platonic, or is an affair in your future?
- Passionate Marriage
Sex researchers have found that passionate marriage is alive and well; in fact, marriage is where the best and most satisfying sex is happening in America.
- Happy Couples: What It Takes to Be One
Experts reveal the secrets of happy couples. And their revelations may surprise you.
- Sharing Your Sex Fantasies With your Partner: Sizzler or Fizzler?
Sex experts discuss the pros and cons of revealing to your partner your most private erotic fantasies.
- Advice for a Good Marriage
WebMD consulted the marriage and relationship experts to learn the best advice for a good marriage – five secrets to long-lasting love.
- Cyber Straying: Is Online Sex Cheating?
He likes online porn. She thinks he's virtually cheating. Who's right?
- Virtual Sex: Threat to Real Intimacy?
The online sexual revolution may be having an impact on real-world relationships.
- Sex Matters®: Playing Cupid
Our "sexpert" points her trusty arrow at the year's most romantic day.
- Sex Ed for the Suddenly Single
Experts help the newly single cope with changing sexual attitudes.
- Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
If snoring or disruptive sleep is the problem, sleeping apart could save your marriage.
- Why We Cheat
Infidelity is a hot topic of conversation, but being faithful does have its merits.
- What Does a Sex Therapist Do?
How would you describe the role of a sex therapist?
- Better Sex: What's Weight Got to Do with It?
Being overweight does affect your libido. But small changes can jump-start your sex drive.
- Seeing Green: All About Jealousy
We all feel jealous from time to time but admitting it is the first step to overcoming it.
- Women: Single and Loving It
Are women better off alone? Marriage is no magic bullet for happiness, some say.
- Get Sexual for Ultimate Weight Loss
Bedroom Olympics may be key to fitness and weight loss.