Sentences with phrase «intimate than marriage»

The bonds of women's friendship can be more intimate than marriage, and just as essential to emotional health.

Not exact matches

One of the few historical observations on which there is a large consensus is that companionate marriage of the last 150 years — in which the marriage relationship is based on intimate love alone — has created more problems than it has solved, carrying within it the seeds of its own destruction.

This latent marriage is a better marriage — more fulfilling, more intimate, more alive — than the here - and - now relationship.

My own analysis is that the Church, rather than any hierarchy of ends, now wishes to emphasise their intimate connection and interdependence, especially so as to help overcome the modern mindset that marriage can be truly fruitful and «fulfilling» independently of the children who may be born of and nourish any genuine conjugal love.

As Harris freely admits, their intimate time is more about cuddling, watching movies and playing games than sex but their marriage is no less a real marriage than anyone else's.

Men are more likely to be looking for a long - term relationship, intimate relationship, short term relationship or marriage, although the men were also four times more likely to be looking for a no - strings fling than women.

Increasing the passion in your marriage, Enhancement of arousal, Touching for pure pleasure, Developing intimate communication skills, Desire discrepancy (one partner desires sex more than the other), Healing from infidelity.

Regarding doctrinal orthodoxy and intrinsic religiosity, significant correlations were also found on beliefs such that the father should have greater authority than the mother regarding bringing up children (r = -.197; p <.05), and that women should not be sexually intimate with anyone before marriage (r = -.627, p <.01).

The truth is, the partnership of marriage is stronger and more intimate than the decades of history you might have with even your closest friend.

Roger's own marriage of more than thirty - five years and his active, equal role as a father has provided tremendous insights into the conflicts and rewards in intimate relationships.

All, or any one, of these is more than reason enough to begin a productive discussion with a professional marriage counselor, and bring the intimacy back to your intimate relationship.

Marriage and family therapists are trained in the systems theory of psychology, which views the complex interpersonal dynamics of familial and intimate relationships rather than any one individual as the source of dysfunction.

● Roommates: If you and your partner feel more like roommates, or ships passing in the night than intimate partners, a marriage counseling can give you strategies for finding time to focus on each other and your marriage, even with competing demands such as work, children and life.