Sentences with phrase «higher levels of intimacy»

Father involvement is also linked to positive relationship outcomes in young adulthood, including better functioning in intimate relationships, higher levels of intimacy, trust and commitment (Agar et al., 2010; van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001).

«This upbeat, contemporary iteration of the author's matrimony model (first seen in her 2001 bestseller The Surrendered Wife) may help women achieve higher levels of intimacy and stronger partnerships.»

The strategy appears to work for same sex couples, as we report much higher levels of intimacy in our relationships than opposite sex pairs.

As a result, you jeopardize your intimacy because you minimize risk - taking and vulnerability, key ingredients to higher levels of intimacy and erotic energy.

Few top - tier school administrators can claim as high a level of intimacy with the education of English - language learners as Valeria Silva, the superintendent of the school system in St. Paul, Minn..

Indeed, some scholars have noted the intimacy - desire paradox, which indicates that high levels of intimacy may inhibit rather than increase sexual desire.

In particular, the need for security that intimacy typically provides may clash with the sense of uncertainty, novelty, and separateness that fuels desire, such that high levels of intimacy between partners may stifle sexual desire.

Researchers have long suspected that increases in intimacy (the feelings of closeness and connectedness that result, in part, from sharing information or experiences with someone)-- and not simply high levels of intimacy — lead to feelings of passion.1 In other words, when you experience a spike in intimacy — because you had a deep conversation over a bottle of wine or went on a long road - trip together — then passion is expected to spike as well; when intimacy remains stable, passion is presumed to hit the floor.

The final results (although not statistically significant due to a small sample size) showed positive movement in the RLT Couple Experiential Treatment group away from the Control group in communication (the most critical of the 3 variables, representing high levels of intimacy and closeness in couple relationships).

However, they also observed a higher level of intimacy and secret sharing in these groups.

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So by the author's logic, if a person is single for whatever reason throughout adulthood - let's say a person has not met their life partner or someone is severely disabled - then they will never know the highest level of spiritual intimacy?

I used to think that I was just starved for sex (I've always been extremely high, and foolishly thought I could bring my husband «up» to my level) but recently in counseling some of my clients (I'm an attorney, and practice divorce — though it's not my preferred area for obvious reasons) it occurred to me that it's not about the sex, it's the intimacy that I crave.

The depths of this teaching will surprise you and provide you with guidance to reach higher levels of love, intimacy, bliss and beauty with your romantic partner.

1st base is when you first make out with your companion or (boy / girl) it is dry lips, then grdualy put your tounge into the others mouth and play with it foer a little bit which is 2nd you feel a higher level of sexual conection and start to get into 3rd base when you start feeling on each other slowwly and intamately while stile french he is done touching and stroaking your upper parts (breasts) you start to feel more intamate and both of you work your way Among American adolescents, baseball metaphors for sex are often used as euphemisms for the degree of physical intimacy achieved in sexual encounters or relationships.

Our boutique hotel allows guests to choose from studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units while still maintaining an atmosphere of privacy and intimacy complemented by a high level of personalized service.

I was shocked at the level of intimacy and personalization someone in such a high position as himself was able to provide.

Having trained in both political economics and choreography, the resulting works are renowned for their high levels of interaction, intimacy, and critical reflection on their environment.

Love Parties in «love» are those parties to a relationship who consider themselves engaged in the highest level of emotional intimacy attainable and who generally presume that such state will continue indefinitely.

It is related to emotional intelligence, and Finkel argues that it is the ability to develop and sustain intimacy and trust, and someone with high relationship aptitude has low levels of neuroticism.

«Attaining a high level of relationship satisfaction is not just about being less hostile or contemptuous towards your partner, but it is also critical for couples to show affection to one another, particularly in contexts where partners come together to connect and build intimacy.»

According to self - expansion theory, one way to maintain a more satisfying relationship is to engage in novel, exciting activities with your long - term partner.4 Couples who engage in activities that both partners consider exciting (and therefore self - expanding), experience increases in relationship satisfaction.5 Changes in intimacy in a relationship (like those provided by self - expansion) can subsequently increase passion.6 In fact, in a recent study, researchers found that on days when couples experienced an increase in intimacy from the previous day, they report higher levels of passion and were more likely to have sex.7 In terms of a vacation, if a couple takes a trip that they both consider to be exciting (perhaps to a novel place), this may increase feelings of intimacy, and as a result, heighten passion.

Adolescents in healthy dating relationships — which are characterized as having «open communication, high levels of trust and partners who are relatively close in age» according to Sarah Sorensen of the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence — learn about romance and intimacy in ways that will help forge solid self - concepts, interpersonal skills and partnerships in their adult lives.

For example, a high degree of passion in the beginning can drive the desire to become more intimate with your partner, while enhanced intimacy can affect the level of commitment in a romantic relationship.

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).

Thorberg and Lyvers (2006) stated that their «clients who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism, heroin addiction, or cannabis abuse» are having higher levels of insecure attachment which lead them to fear of intimacy.

The impact on both sexuality and intimacy, on the other hand, high levels of conscientiousness and agreeableness, are predictive of very good relationship satisfaction.

Over the past years, I've been using «The High Conflict Couple — a Dialectical Behavior Therapy guide to finding Peace, Intimacy and Validation» by Alan Fruzetti in my couples counseling and marriage therapy with couples struggling with high levels of painful and unproductive conflHigh Conflict Couple — a Dialectical Behavior Therapy guide to finding Peace, Intimacy and Validation» by Alan Fruzetti in my couples counseling and marriage therapy with couples struggling with high levels of painful and unproductive conflhigh levels of painful and unproductive conflict.

Intimacy, or feelings of closeness, may be associated with higher levels of autonomy, according to Canadian research published in the «Journal of Adolescence» in 2001.