nudge associates limited

health, wellbeing and development

Nudge Associates offers specialist training and management consultancy services to the health, wellbeing and development sectors

Company Registration Number: 7590111

Intimacy and sexuality in gay male couples

The strongest predictor of relationship satisfaction among gay men is not relationship duration or partner's age, but emotional intimacy. When two people create a space in which they become very intimate and passionate, then the opportunity for a long-term gratifying relationship arrives.

Emotional intimacy is what brings gay men together.

Abstract

In a study of 320 men (20 to 77 years) in gay relationships, data were gathered on verbal, physical, and emotional intimacy and on sexual aspects of relationship functioning. Independent of relationship duration and partners' age, emotional intimacy predicts relationship satisfaction the best. Sexual satisfaction is best predicted by low sexual distance. Sexual frequency is best predicted by sexual satisfaction. Data analysis indicates that young gay men value emotional aspects of their relationship more than older gay men do. The attitude towards sexual encounters one partner has is related to his actual number of sexual partners and to his partner's attitude.

Making It Work: A Guide To Whole System Commissioning For Sexual Health, Reproductive Health And HIV

New national sexual health commissioning guidance published today by Public Health England: 05/09/2014

This guidance aims to help commissioners ensure that service users experience integrated, responsive services that deliver the best outcomes. It highlights the importance of putting service users and their needs at the heart of commissioning to ensure they experience integrated, responsive services, and emphasises the importance of tackling the wider determinants of health.

 

 

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