Still in love, but living like roommates?
You're not alone, and it's more fixable than it feels. Closer Couples shares warm, practical guides on desire, intimacy and communication, grounded in advice from doctors and relationship researchers.
Free printable: Couples Communication Workbook (PDF)
Guides
Couples Communication Exercises (Free Printable PDF)
Most couples don't break up over one big fight. They drift. Eight simple communication exercises that stop the drift, plus a free printable workbook.
Dating After the Death of a Spouse: How Soon Is Too Soon?
Widowed and wondering if you're allowed to feel lonely? Dating after the death of a spouse: timing, guilt, adult children, and dating after 60.
Emotional vs. Physical Intimacy: How to Rebuild Both
You live together, sleep together, and still feel lonely. The difference between emotional and physical intimacy, and how couples rebuild both.
Erectile Dysfunction After 60: What's Normal, What's Not, and How to Talk to Your Doctor
Slower, softer erections after 60: what's normal, warning signs for your heart, treatments that work, and how to bring it up with your doctor.
How to Talk to Your Partner About Lack of Intimacy (With Scripts)
Rehearsed it a dozen times and still can't say it? Word-for-word scripts for talking to your partner about lack of intimacy without a fight.
How to Talk to Your Partner About Having Herpes
Dreading the conversation? How to tell a partner you have herpes: when to say it, what to say, the facts that calm nerves, and handling their reaction.
Intimacy After 60: What Changes, What Doesn't, and How Couples Stay Close
Think desire has an expiry date? Research says otherwise. An honest guide to intimacy after 60 and 70: body changes, how often is normal, and what helps.
Intimacy After Menopause: A Guide for Couples
Sex started to hurt, so you quietly stopped. You're far from alone. A practical guide for couples on intimacy after menopause, from dryness to desire.
Intimacy With Chronic Illness, Disability or in a Care Home: Staying Close When Health Changes
Pain, fatigue and a care home can quietly end a couple's closeness. How to keep intimacy alive through chronic illness, disability and residential care.
100 Long-Distance Relationship Questions (Printable)
Tired of "How was your day?" "Fine." 100 long-distance relationship questions, silly to deep, that make video calls fun again. Printable.
Low Libido After Childbirth: Timeline and What's Normal
The six-week check came and went, and you still don't want to be touched. A realistic timeline for libido after having a baby, and when to get help.
Low Libido After Stopping Birth Control: What's Going On?
You came off the pill expecting your sex drive to come roaring back. It didn't. What's really going on, how long it takes to settle, and what helps.
Mismatched Libido in Marriage: What Actually Helps
You reach for them in bed. They roll over. Again. If one of you wants sex more than the other, here's what actually helps mismatched libido.
Short stories
Fictional, true-to-life stories about real couple struggles. Each ends with a practical takeaway.
Nine Hours Ahead: A Short Story About Long Distance
Her morning was his midnight. A short, realistic story about a long-distance couple, a time difference, and the question that saved their calls.
Small Hours: A Short Story About Finding Each Other After a Baby
At 3:14 a.m. she was feeding the baby and he was pretending to sleep. A short story about a dry spell after a first baby and the way back.
The Lamp in the Window: A Short Story About Love After Losing a Spouse
Widowed at 71, Margaret left the porch lamp on every night for no one. A short story about grief, friendship and finding closeness late in life.
The Second Spring: A Short Story About Intimacy After Menopause
After thirty years of marriage, she'd started sleeping on the edge of the bed. A short, realistic story about a couple facing intimacy after menopause.
The Thursday Rule: A Short Story About Mismatched Desire
He'd stopped reaching for her. She'd stopped noticing. A short story about a couple with different levels of desire, and the night it changed.
For parents
Calm, age-appropriate advice for parents on talking with children and teens about growing up. These pages contain no product links.
How to Talk to Your Child About Puberty: An Age-by-Age Guide for Parents
Dreading "the talk"? How to talk to your child about puberty: what age to start, what to tell sons and daughters, and how to keep talking.
How to Talk to Your Teen About Relationships and Consent
Your teen texts a "friend" at midnight. How to talk to teenagers about healthy relationships and consent, with conversation starters that work.