Real Intimacy Is 70% Emotional And 30% Physical

REAL intimacy is built through respect, trust, and love.

What do you think of when you hear the word intimacy?

For most, intimacy is purely physical. We understand it as a code word for something we’d rather not say in public. “Were you…*gasp*…intimate?!”

Yet, by placing such focus on the physical aspects of a relationship, we have gradually forgotten what it takes to build real and meaningful intimacy. The kind that lasts for more than just a night together.

REAL intimacy is the result of putting in the work to gain someone’s respect, trust, and love. Real intimacy is opening yourself up to feel the same for them in return.

Our society rushes things along so often that we move past all of this into a physical relationship that we expect to be meaningful and fulfilling. Having a consensual adult relationship that is strictly physical is a great way to spend some time if that’s what your goal is, but when we are talking about a deeper emotional bond and connection, it is much more complex and intricate.

Oftentimes that is the aspect many people seem to avoid. That’s where things get sticky and complicated. That’s where you might actually get hurt.