And it's how your child understands and
expresses feelings of intimacy, attraction and affection for others, and how she develops and maintains respectful relationships.
Not exact matches
As in earlier years, acceptance and reflection
of feeling, so that the child
feels that there is no
feeling he can not
express, however bad, however frightening, is the essence
of intimacy.
But as long as we are still capable
of feeling and
expressing vulnerability,
intimacy stands a chance.»
The deepest emotional connections
of love and
intimacy are the ones where each partner is genuine, authentic, and capable
of expressing the most difficult
feelings at the most difficult times.
These include: • Failed attempts to increase closeness or
intimacy • One or both partner's difficulty
expressing feelings • Betraying partner's experience
of sharing
feelings and not getting any response or a negative response • Betraying partner's tendency to go outside the relationship through work, drug / alcohol use, friends, etc. • Common negative cycles that prevent closeness such as blame / withdraw, criticize / shut down, or mutual blame
The deepest emotional connections
of love and
intimacy are the ones where you and your partner genuinely
express the most difficult
feelings at the most difficult times; where you choose not to hide vulnerability; and where you willingly engage each other in the real
feelings — anger, fear, pain, and love.
Sexuality and sexual activity are also important means
of expressing feelings of closeness and
intimacy in partnership.