Romance and
intimacy means way more than sex — intimacy is really about bonding in a way that goes beyond words or fancy meals.
Not exact matches
This is especially true in marriages in which the spouses have used the children as a primary
way of relating or as a
means of avoiding
intimacy (by always having the children between them as a buffer).
You can think of sex» within marriage and in other relationships» as a form of bonding; as a
way to deepen and expand the
meaning of
intimacy; as a type of language even, where human beings can communicate subtly, beautifully, passionately, without words.
meaning, we are all about
intimacy and being together in every other
way except what is ruthlessly peddled in those * little blue pill * ads.
I recently saw the movie «Her,» and while it isn't the best movie I've ever seen, it is pretty much at the top when it comes to raising fascinating questions: what it
means to be human, what we
mean when we talk about love and
intimacy, what sex is, and yes, how we can be so connected to and dependent on technology — especially technology that responds in loving
ways and gives us exactly what we want — that we actually can have a romantic relationship with it.
The need for
intimacy is present all throughout our lives; even if that does not
mean the exact
way you needed
intimacy in your early twenties.
Pica continues her exploration of
ways of communication and the celebratory as a space for cultural
intimacy, reflecting on the distance between subjects and the
means used to breach it, that is:
ways to express messages and convey
meanings, whether it is spoken or visual, human or mechanical language.
Each of the 10 artists selected for this show in their own
way, go beyond a binary form of understanding, addressing issues of history, tradition, uncertain spaces,
meaning and
intimacy.
The path toward this change in the
way you relate to each other is by no
means easy and will require a lot of effort on both parts, but the alternative is to continue a relationship that is ultimately destructive since true love and
intimacy can not grow between unequal partners.
What determines the success of the relationship is the
way people deal with conflict, the nature of their friendship and
intimacy, and their shared
meaning system.
With that in mind, she strives to help partners achieve new
ways of increasing friendship and
intimacy and to understand the
meaning underlying their conflicts.
It may sound silly when put that
way, but when
intimacy is growing and you feel deeply known by someone, it hurts when they don't pick up on something you
meant or felt.