Seven Intimacies in Relationships

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Wellness is a daily set of well-being behaviors throughout a life, not a 30-day diet.

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Social Intimacy

Social Intimacy is where a relationship experiences various social activities as a couple and or with other persons indoors and outside. Doing various activities together enhances a good mood.

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Emotional Intimacy

Emotional Intimacy is an important life skill that allows each person in the relationship to share in a safe and nurturing place their feelings about each other and life. This intimacy allows trust to develop.

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Physical Intimacy

Physical Intimacy has two key parts: sexual and sensual. Physical intimacy is not about performing or frequency, but instead, it is an experience where a relationship can connect and celebrate their bond.

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Intellectual Intimacy

Intellectual intimacy provides motivation for couples to continually engage in lifelong learning that enhances insight and knowledge about our well-being. This intimacy is also crucial for sustaining optimism and positivity.

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Creative Intimacy

Creative intimacy encourages a couple to continually review and then improve their work and home behaviors that sustain well-being. Having an active, creative mind enhances the good mood in relationships.

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Spiritual Intimacy

Having a philosophy for life that guides a person and or a relationship is the spiritual intimacy. This intimacy is based upon establishing at least five core values for work and home.

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The Meaning

The seven primary intimacies allow the relationship to be intimately connected in unique and shared expressions, and these intimacy experiences create a feeling of a deeper, safer attachment.

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Experiential Intimacy

Experiential intimacy is an important intimacy for couples that encourages each partner to take chances, learn and grow in all 6 intimacies. Experiential intimacy encourages a growth mindset.

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The Challenges

People change over time in a relationship, which also includes our intimacies' needs. Couples who continually learn, share and explore their intimacies throughout time sustain their relationship.

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