Peace Egede – family life and transformational coach, talked about relationships as she identified the various types of intimacy and how they help relationships.
Intimacy is the closeness between people in personal relationships. It’s what builds over time as you connect with someone, grow to care about each other, and feel more and more comfortable during your time together. It can include physical or emotional closeness or even a mix of the two.
However, according to relationship Coach Peace, intimacy is like a bond that builds a relationship, it’s like the lubricant that helps a grow so for you to get to the point of intercourse you need to be intimate with that person.
Psychologists have identified five levels of emotional intimacy that a person experiences as they get to know someone.
- Level One: Safe Communication. …
- Level Two: Others’ Opinions and Beliefs. …
- Level Three: Personal Opinions and Beliefs. …
- Level Four: My Feelings and Experiences. …
- Level Five: My Needs, Emotions, and Desires.
Intimacy is built up over time
Intimacy is built up over time, and it requires patience and effort from both partners to create and maintain. Discovering intimacy with someone you love can be one of the most rewarding aspects of a relationship.
Apart from emotional and sexual intimacy, you can also be intimate intellectually, recreationally, financially, spiritually, creatively (for example, renovating your home) and at times of crisis (working as a team during tough times).
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- Celebrate the good things in your relationship.
- Talk openly about your feelings and what you need from the relationship.
- Create opportunities for intimacy.
- Accept that your relationship will have highs and lows.
- Be positive and grateful for what you have in your relationship.
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