The Random House College Dictionary Revised Edition, 1975, defines intimacy as: (1) The state of being intimate. (2) A close familiar, and usually affectionate or loving, personal relationship. (3) A detailed knowledge or deep understanding of a place, subject, period of history, etc. (4) An act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection, or the like. (5) A sexual familiar act; a sexual liberty and (6) Privacy, especially an atmosphere of privacy suitable to the telling of a secret. The Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines intimacy as: (1) the state of being intimate: familiarity and (2) something of a personal or private nature. Frank D. Cox in the textbook, Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning, Tenth Edition, defines intimacy as: Experiencing the essence of one’s self in intense intellectual, physical, and or emotional communion with another human being. Although intimacy can exist between any two people, it is within the family that most of us learn to be intimate, loving, and caring people. Seeking physical, intellectual, or emotional closeness with others seems to be a basic need of most people. To feel close to another, to love and feel loved, to experience comradeship, and to care and be cared about are all feelings that most of us wish and need to experience. It is within the family that such feelings are most easily found and shared. Intimate relationships give meaning to life, a sense of identity, of well-being, of security, and of being needed. These relationships allow us to love and be loved. They bring a sense of security and lessen loneliness. Without intimacy there is emotional isolation, and emotional isolation increases the risk of physical and emotional disord... ... middle of paper ... ...mate relationships in the future. Families founded on the principles of equality, the inviolability of the rights and responsibilities of the individual, mutual respect, love, and tolerance are the cradle of democracy. Such families are the foundation for the well-being of individuals, societies, and nations. Works Cited: Random House College Dictionary Revised Edition, 1975, page 1 Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, page 1 http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/intimacy Cox, Frank D. Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning, Tenth Edition, 2006, pages 1 - 8 Works Cited: Random House College Dictionary Revised Edition, 1975, page 1 Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, page 1 http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/intimacy Cox, Frank D. Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning, Tenth Edition, 2006, pages 1 - 8
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― Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
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Intimacy and sex are topics many couples fail to talk about when there are issues surrounding it. It is a subject which is considered taboo, and when issues arise in a marriage, if they are not addressed, they can cause a major rift between the couple. Dr. Degler is a Christian psychologist, life coach, and author who hosts a website and blog called Healthy Relationships Rx. It provides the everyday Christian wife with the advice and tools she might need in order to add spice into her marriage and bedroom. The book, Fighting for your Marriage, by Markman, Stanley, and Blumberg (2010) also provides couples with a better understanding of the important role intimacy plays in a marriage. Marriage is a union entered in by two people who love
I found this great article that explains the fears of intimacy really well and I just had to put this in my essay. “A working definition of the term, fear of intimacy, is as follows: an individual who has fears and problems being emotionally and physically close to another person.” There are warning signs when you have someone in your life that fears intimacy.
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In LDRs, relational dialectics contribute to the future or demise of an existing or developing relationship. To some, the benefit of living apart from their partner allows the individual to establish autonomy within the relationship while allowing a connection to their partner through communication. However, additional effort may be required to guarantee assurances to the partner who desires more security and closeness. Moreover, couples in LDRs have the freedom to attain privacy while also providing open communication when required by the situation. Therefore, it is pertinent to identify these trends in relational dialectics through four studies examining LDRs.
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“Most of our lives consist of socializing with others, beginning new relationships, and strengthening old ones. Love is all around us, embodied in three main categories. Each of these is experienced in a different way; each of these is approached in a different way (Lemon2x).” However, all of them share one common quality- they are not planned, unpredicted, and developed overtime. In addition, an intimate relationship is harder to develop. “Intimacy generally refers to the feeling of being in a close personal association and belonging together. It is a familiar and very close affective connection with another as a result of a bond that is formed through knowledge and experience of the other. Genuine intimacy in human relationships requires dialogue, transparency, vulnerability, and reciprocity (Wikipedia). A lot of people think intimacy is all about sex. Intimacy is connecting with someone of the same or different sex on levels that ignite sexual interactions. There are many possible reasons why some people are attracted to each other and form relationships. Some of these reasons are personality, physical looks, things in common, and differences. These three things are what a relationship is based upon, besides trust and other things such as attraction.