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Partner intimate touch is associated with increased interpersonal closeness, especially in non-romantic partners
2021
PLoS ONE
Relationship closeness promotes desirable health outcomes. Most interventions to increase relationship closeness are verbal, which may not suit all couples. We consider whether Orgasmic Meditation (OM), a structured, partnered, largely non-verbal practice that includes genital touch, also increases relationship closeness. We hypothesized that OM would increase feelings of closeness for both romantic and non-romantic partners. This is important, because intimate touch with non-romantic partners
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246065
pmid:33690603
pmcid:PMC7946224
fatcat:t6zazxwrubcpnps7e6a5xpsdte