We often see couples strolling along crowded streets, on the beach, even sitting on their own front porch holding hands. How important is hand-holding to relationship satisfaction? Having a Hand to ...

There are few greater feelings than strolling with a loved one, hand-in-hand. You could be walking in the busiest of towns or through the loudest of scenes, but the rosy-colored filter of love is a ...

When tension rises between partners, the natural instinct often drives couples to create distance—both emotional and physical. Yet counterintuitively, maintaining contact during these challenging ...

When couples face relationship hurdles, the instinct might be to create physical distance. Yet research suggests that maintaining physical connection—specifically holding hands—during challenging ...

Q: I’m curious why humans hold hands. Is there a biological reason it’s such a common part of relationships across so many cultures? A: Holding hands exerts striking effects on our emotional state, ...

Interlacing fingers with your partner while walking down the street may seem like NBD, but there’s way more to holding hands than you might think. While this form of PDA is, to be fair, more PG than R ...

Holding hands in public might seem like a simple gesture, but for many, it carries a significant emotional and symbolic ...

We’ve all been in situations where we have to wriggle our bodies through impossibly tight spaces in public to make way for the couple holding hands who refuse to break away. While most of them see us ...

HOUSTON — It’s a common gesture across cultures and there are plenty of studies to show holding hands has a lot of benefits. According to the Washington Post, it can help lower blood pressure, reduce ...