Cultivating Non-Romantic Intimacy

During lovemaking, can you keep emotional contact?

If you’re not in the habit of developing relationships that foster intimacy and reciprocal care, who will you turn to on a hard day when you just want a hug and to be listened to while you cry it out?

As the relationship evolves, intimacy comes more from sharing and companionship than from sex.

Think of a time in your relationship when questions like “Are you there for me?” were hanging in the air unanswered and you wound up getting into a fight about a mundane problem. Share this with your partner.