For women,
only emotional intimacy mediated these associations.
Not exact matches
Only within this
intimacy does the life of faith receive the
emotional energy and concrete guidance required to move beyond childhood to maturing.
Commitment, then
intimacy, comes
only after a physical, mental, and
emotional connection has been made and consistently demonstrated over time.
«True
emotional intimacy, and especially sexual
intimacy for me (I've learned) can
only exist when I am open to being my authentic self.
According to the
Intimacy Index conducted by the Berman Center for Women's Health in Chicago, couples who «kiss regularly and spontaneously not
only have a closer
emotional connection than those who skimp on cuddling outside the bedroom, but also decreased levels of stress.»
It's not the
only similarity: in order to thrive, both physical and
emotional intimacy require a couple to act with vulnerability, honesty and compassion.
Generally speaking, women have
emotional intimacy with their friends and their partners and most men
only have it with their partners.
Only the ministrations of his wife, Elizabeth, (a marvelous Helena Bonham Carter) bring him to Lionel, who, believing
emotional intimacy is curative, insists on addressing the rankled Prince as «Bertie,» the family nickname.
As someone who's not in a relationship, I read Dr. Mayer's book in hopes of understanding the meaning of
emotional intimacy, not
only in who I choose to marry but how I can become a better (someone day) wife / mother, friend, co-worker, daughter, etc..
Watch as Dr. Ginger and Dr. Bill sit down with Carol Alt of Fox News to explain how to use Pillow Talk to provide a boost not
only to your sex life but to your
emotional intimacy as well.
The Timberlawn study, as well as landmark studies by Judith Wallerstein and others, found that divorce not
only hurts both parents and children, but that children suffer long term consequences including
emotional difficulties, poor school or job performance, and difficulty in achieving
intimacy in their own relationships as adults.
Only three in ten of their bids for
emotional connection were met with
intimacy.
Keeping the
emotional connection strong not
only helps to buffer the stressors of new parenthood, but also allows for greater passion and
intimacy.
Yes, the physical engagement that can
only be achieved through sexual intercourse is also a special part of
intimacy, but without the
emotional partnership, it really is just sexual intercourse rather than an act of love.
This isn't
only limited to women either; men crave
emotional intimacy from their spouse too.
The subsequent breakdown in communication,
emotional and sexual
intimacy and shared positive experiences together (often including any sense of feeling appreciated by their partner) can lead one or both members of the couple to think that divorce might be the
only solution to an «emotionally dead» relationship.
It's not the
only similarity: in order to thrive, both physical and
emotional intimacy require a couple to act with vulnerability, honesty and compassion.
Shavana works
only with couples around sexuality issues interwoven with
emotional intimacy.
The word
intimacy includes not
only physical affection and a strong
emotional bond, but also a supreme level of trust where we can share our thoughts and feelings with one another as we navigate life's many paths together.
Although
intimacy anorexia can affect other relationships as well, marriage is the
only relationship that demands as much
emotional, spiritual and sexual
intimacy on an exclusive, committed basis over a prolonged period of time.
Couples» attachment styles were associated with each domain of women's
intimacy, but
emotional intimacy was the
only type of
intimacy for females that was related to conflict outcomes.