“People think that intimacy is about sex. Intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you can stand in front of them bare and their response is ‘you’re safe with me’- that’s intimacy” Adi Shakti
andreaelenaa_twitter.com“People think that intimacy is about sex. Intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you can stand in front of them bare and their response is ‘you’re safe with me’- that’s intimacy” Adi Shakti
I believe sex isnʼt the most intimate thing, conversation is. If I give you my body, I can take it back. But if I give you my thoughts, you walk away with a real piece of me. You walk away with whatʼs under my skin. You walk away with what I am intimate with myself about.
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maybe real intimacy is being able to fall apart in front of someone and still feel safe
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Intimacy is not just about sex. It's having heart-to-hearts, staying up all night talking, sharing childhood memories, thoughts, fears, dreams & hopes for the future. It's uncontrollable laughter, direct eye contact and feeling each other without touching - it's exchanging energy