About Closer Couples

Most couples hit a rough patch in their physical relationship at some point. Almost nobody talks about it. We do.

Closer Couples is a small, independent site for adults in long-term relationships. We write about desire, intimacy, communication and the life stages that change them: new babies, long distance, health conditions and menopause.

Our guides are written in plain language and based on information from reputable medical and research sources such as the Mayo Clinic, the NHS, ACOG, the CDC, The Menopause Society and the Gottman Institute. We link to sources at the end of each article. Our short stories are fiction, clearly labeled, and written to make hard topics easier to talk about.

We keep things clean: no explicit content, no graphic images. Everything here is for general education and is not a substitute for advice from a doctor or licensed therapist.