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5 TED Talks on the Power and Need for Physical Touch in Relationships

November 9, 2019 By Joseph Nolan

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Physical touch is vital for a healthy sense of well being. We all know this. We’ve heard the research and read the studies. But few of us really understand the impact of this fact. Physical touch is important in most of our relationships.  This is why athletes ‘high five’, little girls hold hands, and father’s […]

Physical Touch in Marriage: How Holding Hands Could Change Your Relationship

November 7, 2019 By Joseph Nolan

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I hear a lot of couples talk about how they ‘used to be’ when they started dating. They tell stories of how they couldn’t keep their hands off each other, how they held hands, kissed, caressed each other. Touch was a major part of their early relationship. So, what happened along the way? How did […]

How Important is Kissing in a Marriage?

June 19, 2018 By Joseph Nolan

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After a recent make-out session with my wife (she’ll kill me for writing this), I made the comment, “Wow, I feel better now!” She smiled with that “me too!” grin. It made me start thinking, ‘How important is kissing in a marriage?’ It also made me think about science. What?  Before you say I’m weird, […]

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