Sex is not intimacy in itself, but rather
an expression of intimacy.
This being said, sex can be
an expression of intimacy and can exist within the context of intimacy.
I enjoy helping couples understand how their individual and partnered dynamics may be getting in the way of effective communication and
expression of intimacy.
As Dr. Gottman explains in The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, «a major characteristic of couples who have a happy sex life is that they see lovemaking as
an expression of intimacy but they don't take any differences in their needs or desires personally.»
A major characteristic of couples who have a happy sex life is that they see lovemaking as
an expression of intimacy but they don't take any differences in their needs or desires personally.
Sex might be
an expression of intimacy, but it takes much more than sex to create intimacy.
Pleasurable, fulfilling sex intercourse is a healthy part of adult life and
an expression of intimacy, and vaginal dryness can be a considerable hindrance to your enjoyment of it and attitude toward it.
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.
The common characteristic of these various
expressions of intimacy is that each has the potentiality for drawing the marital partners together.
«Touch to Change» deftly brings focus to the act of human contact and
expressions of intimacy.
This means, for example, that validly - married gays and lesbians would be barred from TWU unless they renounced «sexual
expressions of intimacy.»
«Members of the TWU community, therefore, commit themselves to:... observe modesty, purity and appropriate intimacy in all relationships, reserve sexual
expressions of intimacy for marriage, and within marriage take every reasonable step to resolve conflict and avoid divorce...»
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.
Taken in this context, masturbation and whether or not it is a healthy
expression of sexuality for a particular individual become questions
of whether or not the acts
of masturbation at a particular season
of life are drawing you deeper into isolation from others and from God, or into deeper connection and
intimacy.
Sex in marriage is not a matter
of achievement or performance, but an
expression of and a foundation for
intimacy in marriage.
The depth
of intimacy Christ offers us is enough to quash the urge for superficial dating, feigned
expressions of love and sex outside
of marriage.
In the two texts we commented on earlier (John 5:31 - 39; 8:13 - 18), we should be struck by an
expression which indicates the externalization
of testimony with respect to the
intimacy of the dialogue between the Father and the Son.
A proposed revision to the new DSM, due out next year, lists the following as a mild impairment
of interpersonal
intimacy, and thus a criterion for the neurotic / personality disorders: the patient has the «[c] apacity and desire to form intimate and reciprocal relationships, but may be inhibited in meaningful
expression and sometimes constrained by any intense emotion or conflict.
Creative
intimacy often is linked to aesthetic
intimacy in that what is created together is something
of beauty — a garden, a house, a musical
expression, a painting.
This type
of authentic
expression of vulnerability creates true
intimacy and can often be more satisfying than the type
of quick sex that having a baby often necessitates.
Capturing abstract landscapes even before de Kooning, [her] experimentation in abstract all - over composition achieved a rare level
of expression, they pulse with an
intimacy and vehemence which her older, male counterparts were only later able to attain.
After seeing the Suprematist exhibition on two occasions at the Guggenheim in 2003, I was convinced that these paintings had opened a door beyond iconic representation and, through the
expression of tactile values, have returned abstract painting to the realm
of intimacy.
In Pritchard's works another
intimacy of scale takes place, bending the language
of abstract painting into a most personal and singular
expression.
As the literary historian Houston A. Baker writes, the blues emerged from a matrix
of «These include a grappling with personal and social catastrophe; an emphasis on improvisation and movement; the performance
of extravagant or ambiguous identities; modes
of abstraction and repetition; the
expression of sexuality and
intimacy; and an impulse towards archiving, sampling, and translation.
She seeks to foster an immersive environment
of free
expression,
intimacy and dialogue.
The work speaks
of secret, private
intimacies while acknowledging other, more open and public
expressions of love and sexuality.
His work address
intimacy, desire, and sexuality in relation to surveillance, data collection, and other
expressions of power.
In her large aluminum hanging sculpture The Couple we see attempts
of affection and
intimacy, as well as the
expressions of dependency and the futility
of being fully understood by another.
Yet, nudity, the act
of being unclothed, infuses the exhibition with complexities as amorphous and arresting as Maruyama's depiction
of these choreographed arrangements: Nude questions and challenges the traditional thoughts surrounding
intimacy, power, and the spirit behind artistic
expression.
Raw
intimacy is at the helm
of the British artist's practice, but lately, her focus has turned to unbridled
expressions of love.
No doubt you are also familiar with their position statement on sexuality: «The Salvation Army believes that God's will for the
expression of sexual
intimacy is revealed in the Bible, and that living fully in accordance with biblical standards calls for chastity outside
of heterosexual marriage and faithfulness within it.»
«Client
intimacy» is — I have to confess — a new
expression for me, but it was very much one
of the topics du jour at the latest Client Day held by the guys (and gals) at Møller PSFG in Cambridge on Wednesday, where yours truly was very fortunate to be delivering a session as well.
What we weren't prepared for, however, is the unparalleled sonic
intimacy the Phantom provides, ushering forth rich and weighty detail, pinpoint - accurate transients, expansive dynamic
expression, and glistening recreations
of each guitar tone, vocal line, or snare snap.
A properly lit image
of you, appropriately dressed, with an engaging
expression, can enhance your written profile, invite trust, and provide an
intimacy that words alone could never do!
Emotional
expression (the opposite
of suppression) has been shown to be an essential part
of developing closeness and
intimacy, and unexpressive partners have often been found to seem disinterested, uncaring, and distant.
Consequences may include a lack
of intimacy, separate living,
expressions of anger and a general mistrust toward you regarding issues other than infidelity.
Parents who see their children's
expressions of emotion as opportunities for
intimacy and teaching empower their children to apply the lessons they learn in these moments to similar situations in the future.
The second step
of Emotion Coaching, according to Dr. Gottman, is seeing your child's
expressions of emotion as opportunities for teaching and
intimacy.
In this context,
intimacy consists
of feelings
of understanding, closeness, and connectedness and involves mutual
expression of affection, warmth, and caring.2
It may help to think about sexuality «as the
expression of an age - blind desire for meaningful
intimacy and connection with others.»
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Expressions of Emotion as Opportunities for Teaching and
Intimacy
As a result, angry feelings and
expressions in intimate relationships almost always create distance, the enemy
of closeness and
intimacy.
Expression of primary emotions, such as sadness, shame and fear
of abandonment, are encouraged in order to increase
intimacy and affiliation in a couple and reestablish attachment bonds.
Other data showed that there is a significant positive correlation between a high level
of family
intimacy as well as emotional
expression and a high level
of self - esteem and self achievement
of adolescents (Li et al., 2006); the extent
of closeness
of family members and the parental expectations might affect the self - esteem and self - concept
of the college freshmen (Wu and Ye, 2009).
Readers will learn how to live the language and lifestyle
of intimacy and experience oneness through a variety
of expressions.
Sexual
intimacy in marriage (and committed relationships) is a powerful
expression of the love you feel and want to share with your spouse / partner.
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child will equip parents with a five - step «emotion coaching» process that teaches how to: * Be aware
of a child's emotions * Recognize emotional
expression as an opportunity for
intimacy and teaching * Listen empathetically and validate a child's feelings * Label emotions in words a child can understand * Help a child come up with an appropriate way to solve a problem or deal with an upsetting issue or situation Written for parents
of children
of all ages, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child will enrich the bonds between parent and child and contribute immeasurably to the development
of a generation
of emotionally healthy adults.
The truth is, passion and
intimacy are
expressions of your love and can make you and your partner feel closer, but, like anything in life, passion and
intimacy require effort.
Since everyone responds differently to the various
expressions of love and
intimacy, the insights found throughout this book are designed to help couples personalize their bond rather than following a prescribed list
of steps.
Relationships can only be retained through true love, effective communication,
expression of true feelings and
of course through satisfactory
intimacy.