Sentences with phrase «reaching for intimacy»

The couple in Small Apartment could be a character study in reaching for intimacy while unable to attain it.

Not exact matches

Intimacy reaches full flower for a couple only when they have found in, through, and beyond their marriage, a rich measure of those gifts which the great religions of the world have made available to men.

Then there's the awkwardness of public masturbation and groping the neighbor in the dining room, about which Dr. Philip Sloane says, «A lot of time, the activity we think of as sexually deviant behavior is just reaching out for intimacy.»

She never reaches out for intimacy and when I did, she would turn her head to the side and cover up as much of her body as possible.

This person shuns intimacy and has many difficulties reaching for others in times of need.

Since a key ingredient for intimacy is emotional safety, this approach puts the connection she craves further out of reach.

Often clients reach out because they are complaining of feeling a serious lack of energy, worn out, lethargic, losing muscle mass and gaining weight, having lost their desire for intimacy with a lover and more.

Physical contact promotes a feeling of intimacy and if he reaches for your hand to hold, it's a sign that he's comfortable and proud that you are together.

The material is also challenging: a father and daughter, both lonely, reach out for one night's intimacy, with a cautious teenaged boy (in the father's case) and a tender «homeboy» wannabe (in the daughter's), with the two encounters intercut with each other and tied together by phone calls.

Even once we reach the dramatic, «touching» stage of this sideshow, it must be channelled through Bianca for fear of digging too deeply into unpleasant territory: Lars has such severe intimacy issues that he recoils in pain whenever anyone tries to touch him.

Cyber-sex or sexting, however, while obviously emotionally devastating to the other spouse or partner, does not reach the level of intimacy necessary for it to function as adultery under the Divorce Act.

Retreats are for committed couples who are interested in increasing their love and intimacy in order to reach more of their potential in marriage.

Whether preparing them for marriage or helping them reach a level of communication and intimacy they have not experienced before, they have found help and growth through counseling.

Learn skills to better understand and respect one another, be able to reach toward each other for love and support, have fulfilling experiences of intimacy and connection, and create a life that represents each of you and both of you.

As a result, we had chasms in our intimacy; I would reach out for much - needed reassurance, something I didn't get growing up, and he, not having the capacity to give me this, would withdraw.

There's more focus on helping you reach your sexual potential by increasing your capacity for intimacy and passion, in the process of resolving sexual problems.

I admire your commitment to intimacy and your vulnerability in sharing this and reaching out for support.

You can come to know a level of deep intimacy that comes from acknowledging your vulnerability and the freedom to reach out for help.