About us
Who writes The Intimacy Edit, how the editorial team is organised, why we cover the Gulf specifically, and how the site is funded.
The Intimacy Edit is an editorial platform covering intimacy, relationships and intimate wellness. We publish in English, with Arabic regional guides for the Gulf. The stores this site links to are run by the same team, and that is set out below.
Why this site exists
Most guidance on intimacy is written for a North American or Western European reader, and it assumes a card payment, an unshared address and a store that ships across state lines. None of those assumptions hold in the Gulf.
In the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia the practical questions are different: whether cash on delivery works in your city, what name appears on the shipping label, who signs for the parcel in a family home, and which seller actually holds local stock rather than shipping across a border. Those questions decide whether a purchase happens at all. We answer them, and then we let you decide what to buy.
How the team is organised
Three roles, each with a distinct responsibility.
- Editor-in-Chief. Sets the editorial calendar, commissions articles, and is accountable for every page published. Owns corrections.
- Product safety reviewer. Checks claims about materials, body-safe manufacturing and product care against published standards before publication, and re-checks them annually. Does not diagnose or give medical advice.
- Commerce editor. Audits the stores we link to: published shipping terms, packaging and sender policy, payment options, returns and fault handling. A store that fails the audit loses its links.
The people behind each role, and exactly what each one is responsible for, are listed on our editorial standards page. We do not publish anonymous health advice, and we do not claim clinical review by anyone.
What we cover, and what we do not
We cover buying decisions, privacy and delivery logistics, materials and safety, communication and consent, and the physical factors that affect desire.
We do not diagnose, prescribe, or replace a clinician. We do not accept payment for a review, and no supplier sees an article before publication or can request a change to it after.
How the site is funded
Through the stores. The stores linked from this site are run by the same team, so an order placed through one of those links is an order from us, and the retail margin on it is the revenue. There is no third-party commission, no sponsored content, no paid placement and no advertiser input into what we recommend.
The full terms are in how we make money.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, tell us: editor@theintimacyedit.com. We correct errors in place, note the change, and update the date at the top of the page. Substantive corrections are listed rather than quietly edited out.
Contact
Editorial, corrections and partnership enquiries: editor@theintimacyedit.com. We answer in English and Arabic.