 intimacy those special moments when we're together and deeply connected to the one we love truly there are a few times in life that are as wonderful as these this is dale for northeast men's health and it is the restoration of intimacy that makes me most proud of the work we do in treating erectile dysfunction ed is an intimacy destroyer research shows that men can draw apart from their partners when ed affects their sex life the condition causes stress anxiety and depression even worse a man's partner can blame themselves when ed becomes a problem