Since Houshiary sits with the works on the floor in order to create them, they retain
a dimension of intimacy regardless of scale.
Speaking for myself, sometimes I want the extra
dimension of intimacy and interiority that good literary prose does best.
It is more apt to speak of
the dimension of intimacy.
The outreach
dimension of intimacy will be explored more fully in the next chapter.
This can happen as a result of planned and persistent effort, choosing the goals that attract both and planning strategy for moving toward them, remembering that there needs to be a balance among the various
dimensions of intimacy in order to enrich the relationship and prevent any one facet of the relationship from being overloaded.
A community sample of 74 couples reported on their attachment security style on the Attachment Style Measure (ASM)(Simpson, 1990) and on multiple
dimensions of intimacy on the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships (PAIR)(Schaefer & Olson, 1981).
Not exact matches
Sexuality is a
dimension of personal existence in which the meaning
of love is to be learned and in which love between persons reaches a depth,
intimacy and creativity
of expression which is incomparable with most other loves.
Dear brothers and sisters, Blessed John Paul II reminded us that «man is called to a fullness
of life which far exceeds the
dimensions of his earthly existence, because it consists in sharing the very life
of God».4 The sexual
intimacy of marriage, the most intimate kind
of human friendship, is a pathway to sharing in God's own life.
It is healthy for engaged couples to broaden their relationship by exploring many
dimensions of sharing — intellectual, aesthetic, creative, work, commitment, and spiritual
intimacy can be added, in addition to the usual pattern
of emotional, recreational and romantic relating.
In the fullest expression
of intimacy there is a vertical
dimension, a sense
of relatedness to the universe which both strengthens the marital relationship and is strengthened by it.
Most couples who make a serious effort can achieve
intimacy in several
of the
dimensions of their relationship.
Sharing in such experiences
of meaning and dedication adds a
dimension of height and breadth to the
intimacy of marriage.
If the basic trust is strong in the child, and if the parents are secure in their own relationship and not too threatened by the child's budding autonomy which at times makes him resist the demands
of the parents, a new
dimension of parent - child
intimacy can develop.
Intense questioning and exploration are developmentally appropriate when young people are sorting out their commitments to the many
dimensions of their lives — their political views, spirituality,
intimacy, work, sexuality.
Similarly, their creations challenged conventional notions
of scale with
dimensions that ranged from minute
intimacy to epic grandeur — dramatic innovations that the exhibition will highlight.
Each artist in the show uniquely tackled this task, creating works that celebrate the
intimacy of size and address subjects which push the boundaries
of the
dimensions.
By adding color and suspending two overlapping portable walls, the
dimensions and the mood
of the room changed as it heightened a sense
of intimacy, which juxtaposed against the larger viewing space, gives those paintings more breathing space.
A Palo Alto therapist would greatly expand the scope and complexity
of the communication
dimension, a structural family therapist might want to be more specific about systems maintenance or management, a psycho - analytic family therapist might wish to address other aspects
of affective involvement (for example, how distance in
intimacy was regulated).
The Marriage Quiz This questionnaire focuses on eight
dimensions of a healthy, well - connected marriage, namely trust, partnership, support, togetherness, emotional
intimacy, warmth / affection, chemistry, and conflict management.
The support
dimension can be represented as a range
of positive and negative behavioral aspects such as acceptance, affection, love, support, warmth, responsiveness, sensitivity, communication and
intimacy, but also hostility, neglect, and rejection (Rohner 2004; Rollins and Thomas 1979; Ten Haaf 1993).
«
Intimacy is a multifaceted state
of subjective and objective appreciation
of multiple
dimensions of partners» sensual, sexual, and social personas.
That aspect was associated with the results
of the present study in the
intimacy dimension, important for both sexes, possibly due to a likely social and sexual equity among the participants
of the study.
However, perhaps due to a conservative component
of women toward cultural and social components, that
dimension might not be considered as important as are
intimacy and commitment.
The predictors
of the global evaluation
of relationship quality are the three
dimensions of the love triangle:
intimacy, passion and commitment.
The hypotheses that guide the study are: (H1) men and women have different main
dimensions for the perception
of general relationship satisfaction; (H2) men's relationship satisfaction is based on passion rather than on elements
of commitment and
intimacy; (H3) women's relationship satisfaction is based on
intimacy rather than on elements
of commitment and passion.
Although this study has many strengths including examination
of actor and partner effects, mediating relationships, and use
of multiple
dimensions of attachment and
intimacy, there are also several limitations that should be noted.
The
intimacy and passion
dimensions were both significant positive predictors
of relationship satisfaction.
Lemieux and Hale (1999) demonstrate the importance
of the passion,
intimacy and commitment
dimensions for the satisfaction
of unmarried American men and women.
In Sternberg's (1986) model the concomitant presence
of the passion,
intimacy and commitment
dimensions is given as a type
of full love; the results
of the study demonstrated a higher importance to women
of a full love feeling, while for men the results are associated more with
intimacy and passion, contrasting Kephart's (1967) results in a comparison.