The wise counselor will search for a balanced equilibrium between conflict capability and the
capacity for intimacy.
You will gain insight into the origin of your conflicts with each other and learn how to turn conflicts into
opportunities for intimacy.
Couples need to set aside
time for intimacy as well as communicate with their partner to make sure their needs are being met.
Others find little attraction to members of the opposite sex and hunger only
for intimacy with members of their own gender.
Sex in marriage is not a matter of achievement or performance, but an expression of and a foundation
for intimacy in marriage.
As for intimacy: There are plenty of other places to have sex than in the bedroom.
Women are significantly more likely to be looking for friendship and companionship, while more men than women are
looking for intimacy and sexual relations.
The nature and intensity of each crisis is influenced by the way in which the earlier
search for intimacy was handled.
By coming across looking
only for intimacy you will drastically decrease your chances and your potential date pool.
Love means risking occasionally getting your feelings hurt; it's a price you have to
pay for intimacy because you and your partner are being vulnerable with each other.
Much of the book is dedicated to showing how partners can grow as individuals in a relationship and thus become the partners who are able to reach more of their
potential for intimacy.
A few other great ways to find time
for intimacy when you're busy being parents is to meet at home on your lunch breaks once or twice a week.
This is event has limited capacity to
allow for the intimacy required to enable such a productive venue focused around this unique segment.
Having your sex hormones suppressed because of stress means you're not likely to be in the
mood for intimacy.
Not exactly a habit that leaves a lot of
room for intimacy, and it's an especially tough one for our generation of tech addicts to break.
We're
wired for intimacy, and while we can live without sex, we can not live without intimacy.
There are many causes
for intimacy issues, and one may be that one person finds out that the other has same sex attraction and is struggling with their sexual preference.
Last week's column wondered how games might mature enough to allow for believable sexuality, and concluded that
aiming for intimacy is a good start.
If a mom is constantly «pumping,» and dad is constantly rocking junior to sleep, there may be little time and energy
left for intimacy.
Focusing on positive communication and avoiding
blame for intimacy problems may serve to improve your marital relationship and help you to avoid divorce.
I've got loads of opportunity during my
life for intimacy and I can't say I either missed it or wished I had it while I was in labor.
Getting to know each other by employing a highly entertaining setting is great for entertainment but not
necessarily for intimacy.
I have a
passion for intimacy with a woman who knows what she wants is by no means hesitant to put me in my place as her little boy and lover.
26 college grad no kids and no ties I'm Black and Indian I'm a
sucker for intimacy and laughter.
A wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to a young person in
return for intimacy or companionship.
The couple in Small Apartment could be a character study in
reaching for intimacy while unable to attain it.
In most cases, this equals a considerably lowered
lust for intimacy and sexual contact.