Intimacy Dynamics
Small Talk: How to Turn Awkward Moments Into Meaningful Connection
In the world of communication, small talk has a bad reputation. How often do we hear someone say, “I don’t do small talk”? Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. Yet without these everyday exchanges, we may never reach the deeper conversations that allow a stranger to become a friend, a lover, or someone who changes…
Read MoreSelf Marriage: Why Marrying Yourself Makes a Romantic Marriage Stronger
While certainly not a legally binding agreement, nor a particular religious rite, self marriage offers one of the most profound personal and spiritual commitments you might ever make. Surprising to many, marrying yourself in a self marriage ceremony sets a deep, solid, and lasting foundation for any romantic marriage you might make with another. It…
Read MoreWhat is Intimacy to a Man: Moving beyond the Myths
Asking “What is intimacy to a man?” invites us into an exploration of the vast and varying perspectives on intimacy itself. The question calls us to consider how our perspectives vary from person to person, especially between the masculine and feminine, between men and women. Learning how men, or those who hold more predominant masculine…
Read MoreWhat is Intimacy: Understanding the #1 Key to Lasting Love
Exploring the answer to the question, “what is intimacy” will take you on a profound journey into the truth, power, and possibility of relationships, especially romantic ones. Understanding the answer you’re about to discover is one thing, living the answer is quite another. Whether conscious of it or not, most people crave intimacy and few…
Read MoreVulnerability in Relationships: How to Cultivate True Intimacy
Some crave, even chase vulnerability in relationships, while the mere mention of vulnerability will send others running for the hills. Yet, if you or a partner desire intimacy, including physical lovemaking, then you will find yourself well served to recognize that vulnerability isn’t as scary as you might imagine. It might actually surprise you to…
Read MoreRelationship Advice for Men: 30 Practical Ways to Sustain Love and Intimacy
The best relationship advice for men who love more feminine women should do two things. First, it has to address the wholeness of a relationship and its many facets, layers, and experiences. In that, it has to consider the good, the bad, and the downright hard. Also with those many facets, it has to offer…
Read MoreFear of Intimacy: How to Recognize It and Overcome It
Fear of intimacy limits our ability to deeply connect, to feel genuine closeness, to experience real love, and to allow our bodies the pleasures of physical loving. A sustained fear of intimacy means that, usually unconsciously, we will push away those who do, or would, truly care about us. With this fear, we erect barriers…
Read MoreHow to Fix Intimacy Issues: A Step-by-Step Process
When it comes to how to fix intimacy issues, one of the first things to realize is that intimacy can mean many different things, depending on who asks the question. To make matters worse, most people hold a limited, if not flawed, definition of intimacy. So, before we can answer the question, before we can…
Read MoreEmotional Intimacy: 22 Quick Hints for Creating Emotional Intimacy
Although many people get uncomfortable at the thought of emotional intimacy, most of those same people might be completely surprised to realize they crave the very thing they fear. Even more shocking, they have had fights in their intimate relationships because of a lack of emotional intimacy. They just weren’t using those words. What is…
Read MoreSpiritual Intimacy
Spiritual intimacy happens when two people share a connection beyond the realm of the physical body. This type of connection happens beyond the heart and the mind often rendering you unable to accurately describe the experience. It can be breathtaking, wordless and awe-inspiring. Spiritual intimacy often occurs when two people recognize and live in alignment…
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