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	Intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Intimacy, however, does not thrive where there is too much allaccepting, all-validating closeness with another person.
		Intimacy, on the other hand, requires that people are separate, validate themselves, and thus aren’t reactive in face of others’ anxiety.
		Tolerating intimacy requires the ability to maintain a clearly defined identity while disclosing a core aspect of the self.
	members.cox.net /alisonpoulsen/intimacy.html (961 words)

	The Love Test - Emotional Intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The emotional intimacy dimension focuses on liking, friendship, trust and feelings of emotional closeness that result from being able to share one's innermost thoughts and feelings with a partner.
		Intimacy is achieved through a process by which one comes to know one's partner through increasing levels of self disclosure of one's thoughts and feelings.
		As intimacy progresses, the partners will find that they share some degree of overlap in their values and beliefs about life; however, there will be differences in opinion to some degree as well.
	dataguru.org /love/lovetest/emotint.asp (237 words)

	Intimacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Intimacy is complex in that its meaning varies from relationship to relationship, and within a given relationship, feelings of closeness may be connected or confused with sexual feelings.
		Indeed, intimacy is a basic ingredient in any meaningful relationship: the basis of friendship and one of the foundations of love.
		Intimacy can also be identified as knowing someone in depth, knowing many different aspects of a person or knowing how they would respond in different situations, because of the many experiences you've shared with them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intimacy (237 words)

	Increasing Intimacy in Marriage
		Intimacy is the closeness of your relationship with your spouse -- emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, sexually, and in many other ways.
		Intimacy can have different meanings for men and a women, however Stahmann, Young, and Grover (2004) note that "all human beings have the basic need to be intimate and close with another person" (p 13).
		Emotional intimacy can occur once people know what they are feeling, convey those feelings to each other, and express concern and understanding of their feelings to each other.
	www.foreverfamilies.net /xml/articles/marital_intimacy.aspx (2039 words)

	Articles for Christian Marriage, Growthtrac- Emotional Intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Many of us define intimacy in marriage as sex and while that is certainly a valuable part of the marriage relationship, a healthy marriage has to have emotional intimacy to go the distance.
		Emotional intimacy occurs when there is enough trust and communication between you and your spouse that it allows you both to share your innermost selves.
		If you struggle with emotional intimacy more than your spouse, a few private counseling sessions might help you learn some things about yourself and move from where you are to where you want to be.
	www.growthtrac.com /artman/publish/article_967.php (1720 words)

	Emotional intimacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emotional intimacy is a dimension of interpersonal intimacy that varies in degree, much like physical intimacy.
		Emotional intimacy frequently involves individuals discussing their feelings and emotions with each other in order to gain understanding and offer mutual support.
		It is necessary for human beings to have this form of intimacy on a regular basis for them to develop and maintain good mental health.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emotional_intimacy (165 words)

	Intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Emotional closeness or intimacy with another includes an affective state that is characterized or demonstrated by self-disclosure of affect, thoughts, and experiences.
		Intimacy with a primary partner comprises the greatest level of vulnerability, and as such is most difficult to achieve and maintain over time.
		Emotional self-intimacy is defined by the individual's capacity to be close to themselves on an affective level.
	www.postmormon.org /intimacy.htm (4034 words)

	Emotional Intimacy, by Coleen L.
		Emotional Intimacy - by Coleen L. Emotional intimacy is not the same as sexual intimacy.
		Emotional intimacy is a psychological event that occurs when the trust level and communication between two people is such that it fosters the mutual sharing of each other's innermost selves.
		Emotional intimacy is needed for these feelings to develop and continue, and when there is a lacking of it the relationship breaks down.
	www.selfgrowth.com /articles/ColeenL1.html (1786 words)

	Emotional Intimacy = in to me see
		The emotional wounds and old tapes from our childhood have power as long as we have not done the grieving and the ego reprogramming work that is necessary to start opening our hearts to our self.
		Intimacy is "in to me see." We need to be able to see into our self - and be willing to take the action necessary - to stop allowing the emotional wounds and old tapes to run our lives and sabotage our relationships.
		The subconscious intellectual programming is tied to the emotional wounds we suffered and many years of suppressing those feelings has also buried the attitudes, definitions, and beliefs that are connected to those emotional wounds.
	www.joy2meu.com /Emotional_Intimacy.htm (1595 words)

	Physical intimacy vs. emotional intimacy
		With emotional intimacy, two people are able to share their feelings, as well as thoughts.
		Although a relationship with emotional intimacy could possibly lead to sexual intimacy, not all relationships point into that direction.
		They tend to pair their needs for connection and attachment (emotional intimacy), affection, and their desires of sexual intimacy with their girlfriend/wife.
	members.tripod.com /Sikundr/Intimacy.html (979 words)

	Intelletually Intimacy - Article by Barrington Brennen
		Intimacy in marriage is often misunderstood and most times limited to what couples do in the privacy of their bedrooms.
		Intimacy is closeness in a relationship gained by revealing one’s true self to another.
		Many couples never make it to emotional intimacy because it is in emotional intimacy you must accept the person for who he or she is without reservation, with flaws, irrationality, and all.
	www.soencouragement.org /intellectuallyintimacy.htm (722 words)

	Intimacy & Relationships
		A third form of intimacy is emotional intimacy where two persons can comfortably share their feelings with each other or when they empathize with the feelings of the other person, really try to understand and try to be aware of the other person’s emotional side.
		If a particular form of intimacy is difficult for you, whether that’s intellectual, experiential, emotional, or sexual, that’s not the place for you to try to start to develop an intimate relationship with another person.
		Emotional support involves accepting your partner's differences and not insisting that they meet your needs only in the precise way the you want them met.
	www.taft.cc.ca.us /newTC/StudentServices/health/intimacy.htm (3343 words)

	Relationship Advice - How to Improve Intimacy
		When a woman thinks of intimacy, she generally wants to begin with emotional intimacy.
		Emotional intimacy depends primarily on trust and frequently involves individuals discussing their feelings and emotions with each other in order to gain understanding and offer mutual support.
		Intimacy is one of the most important things in a relationship.
	www.sitesoweb.com /intimacy.htm (641 words)

	Love
		Below you will find general descriptions of what love may be like for eight different combinations of passion, emotional intimacy and commitment.
		Depending on the level of intimacy and commitment, the passionate aspect of love may include anxiety and uncertainty because one might not be sure that the feelings are mutual.
		You must be careful here not to let your feelings get you in too deep before you develop adequate emotional intimacy with this person to find out if you are compatible in terms of your values and beliefs and whether you potential partner has healthy interaction skills.
	www.geocities.com /jucibooty/love.html (1646 words)

	Balanced Heart: Seeking equilibrium in intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A break down of the components of intimacy is necessary to understand the depth and breadth of this human yearning.
		Emotional intimacy includes the warmth of a supportive, passionate, affectionate bonding.
		Spiritual intimacy may be the strongest cord that binds the hearts together.
	www.meaning.ca /articles/love_miller_june03.htm (591 words)

	Understanding Emotional Intimacy and Physical Intimacy Relationships
		A couple's intimacy can be measured by each individual's ability to be emotionally and physically open, allowing themselves to be vulnerable and allowing the other to understand them on a deeper level.
		Emotional intimacy is founded on each individual's emotional security and confidence, and the ability to communicate their feelings with their partner.
		When we see that physical or emotional intimacy is one of the marriage problems we call upon our experiences as Marriage and Family Therapists to discuss carefully these issues and concerns.
	www.marriagequest.org /intimacy.html (819 words)

	Atricle on Creating Emotional Intimacy and Repairing Relationships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An important subject when repairing relationships is to examine spiritual and emotional Intimacy.Creating Intimacy is a phenonmenon that occurs in the presence of trust.
		The individual who chose not to accept this gesture of intimacy has usually done so due to lack of tolerance of their own emotional reaction to it.
		Repairing a relationship when nurturing spiritual and emotional intimacy builds a foundation for sexual intimacy to happen naturally.
	www.circlesoflight.com /relate/relate15.shtml (489 words)

	Creating Intimacy by Peter Kane
		Intimacy is about being seen, and this requires that we share ourselves.
		Being present on the emotional and energetic levels (and not faking your way) is critical to getting into and solving the deeper issues and blocks in relationships.
		Perhaps the biggest step toward greater intimacy is not to give love, or go out and get it, but to let love in and allow others to see, feel and know us.
	www.rebirthing.com /articles/intimacy.html (1295 words)

	intimacy.html
		While physical intimacy is certainly a part of most romantic relationships, it is important to have emotional intimacy as well.
		Emotional intimacy involves sharing your thoughts, feelings, and experiences with another person in an open and honest way.
		Emotional intimacy can only enhance any physical relationship you may be having.
	www.cofc.edu /~langleyt/intimacy.html (659 words)

	"Developing Intimacy " : HEARTLIGHT®
		One in flesh (sexual intimacy), one in Him (spiritual intimacy), and one in heart (emotional intimacy).
		People looking for intimacy so often are so confused about what it really is that they are after that they find themselves capable of making nearly any kind of destructive decision — paramours, posturing, parties.
		The better course is to develop the emotional oneness that is intimacy, and then allow the actions to naturally follow.
	www.heartlight.org /articles/200004/20000430_intimacy.html (1038 words)

	Breathing Intimacy into Our Lives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although research on intimacy and sexuality issues in the lives of ventilator users is amazingly absent, the following insights from studies of people with disabilities can empower us in our pursuit of health and happiness.
		Intimacy is much broader than a sexual relationship or being a spouse or partner in a committed relationship.
		Healthy intimacy between individuals who are a couple or partners in a committed relationship — whether they are heterosexual, married, cohabitating, or homosexual — is characterized by the following criteria (Schwartz).
	www.post-polio.org /ivun/brea.html (1431 words)

	Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, Michigan, USA
		These social and emotional qualities have been described in popular culture as “emotional intimacy.” In the experience of many lay people, emotional intimacy and sexual behavior are so interwoven that the question “isn’t celibacy difficult?” may carry within it hidden meanings.
		The path to emotional intimacy, whether in a marriage or in a monastery, is spiritual friendship.
		Monastics can indeed enjoy the benefits of emotional intimacy when they are open to discovering the Dhamma in the pesky little emotional details of their relationships with one another.
	www.glbvihara.org /teaching4.htm (2155 words)

	Fear of Intimacy - the wounded heart of codependency
		We have a fear of intimacy because we have a fear of abandonment, betrayal, and rejection.
		We have a fear of intimacy because we were wounded, emotionally traumatized, in early childhood - felt rejected and abandoned - and then grew up in emotional dishonest societies that did not provide tools for healing, or healthy role models to teach us how to overcome that fear.
		Our emotional intimacy issues were caused by, our fear of intimacy is a direct result of, our early childhood experiences.
	www.joy2meu.com /Fear_of_Intimacy.html (5721 words)

	Unit V: Adult Development: "Relationships and Intimacy"
		There is also the expectation that the new partner will make up for the characteristics we lack in our own personality--for example, that he or she will be an outgoing soul to compensate for our shyness or a goal-oriented person to provide direction in our messy life.
		The potential for emotional pain and upset is so great in intimate relationships because we are not cloaked in the protective garb of maturity.
		In good-enough intimacy, painful encounters occasionally occur, but they are balanced by the strength and pleasures of the relationship.
	members.tripod.com /terencehoulihan/id56.html (2171 words)

	intimacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A helping hand, willingness to listen patiently even when you are tired, a special favor done, a pat, a neck rub, willingness to watch your mate's favorite TV show, taking interest in their passions even if they are of little interest to you....all these little thing add up to big, big closeness.
		Intimacy and sex shine in an environment of kindness and giving.
		In the end your willingness to be honest and true is the cornerstone of true intimacy.
	www.wendyhill.com /intimacy.html (503 words)

	EMOTIONAL INTIMACY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I was struck by the quality of responses that veterans had to the emotional bonds formed with their comrades in arms.
		Emotional intimacy requires that you expose your most vulnerable aspects to another.
		Included are: our beliefs, our emotional reactions, our values, and our goals.
	www.speakeasy.org /~keson/intimacy.html (428 words)

	Passion, Emotional Intimacy and Commitment and the likelihood of relationship success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I tend to think that we are biased physiologically, thru socialization and thru the structure of in-person courtship to initiate relationships based predominantly on the passionate aspects of love.
		After the passion/infatuation habituates is there anything left (Emotional intimacy) on which to base the relationship.
		So if the emotional intimacy and compatibility are there, then the relationship will succeed.
	dataguru.org /love/misc/love940605.asp (641 words)

	Healthy Relationships - Part 3 - Emotional Intimacy
		Anyone who has not done their emotional healing is bringing a plethora of people into any relationship they get involved in.
		Anyone who is unconscious to how the people and events of their past have shaped who they are today, is incapable of being present in the now and having a healthy relationship.
		When we are reacting unconsciously to the emotional wounds and old tapes from our childhoods, we are being emotionally dishonest in the moment - we are mostly reacting to how we felt in a similar dynamic in the past, not clearly responding to what is happening in the present.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/codependency_recovery/27544 (437 words)

	Intimacy and Community
		The intimacy and joy rises until we can bear it no longer and one, or both, creates a situation where the bubble of bliss is burst.
		The outcome of it all is that mental and emotional intimacy has ceased, often followed by an end to physical intimacy.
		At these moments when the intimacy and ecstasy seems too much, merely speaking of the reactive fears is often enough to ease the relationship onto a plateau of feeling, rather than let it fall into pain.
	www.absolute-clarity.com /lighthouse/intimacy.html (1820 words)

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