For those that are interested & I dedicate this to user 130057 and khaoz_ferox
When my ex & I went to counsel together I was instructed on types of intimacy. The most important being emotional and intellectual (the upper case I ~ intimacy) and then the physical (the lower case i ~ intimacy).
And for further study....
1. Recreational intimacy (sharing fun, hobbies, recreation; leisure; refills my wells of energy)
2. Intellectual intimacy (sharing the world of ideas; a genuine touching of persons based on mutual respect for each other’s minds; e.g., reading, discussing, studying, learning)
3. Work intimacy (sharing common tasks, supporting each other in bearing responsibilities e.g., raising family, house, yard chores)
4. Commitment intimacy (togetherness derived from dedication to a common cause; values; e.g., Working together for a political cause)
5. Aesthetic intimacy (sharing experiences of beauty; e.g., music, nature, art, theater)
6. Communication intimacy (being honest, trusting, truthful, loving; giving constructive feedback)
7. Emotional intimacy (sharing of significant feelings; touching of the innermost selves)
8. Creative intimacy (helping each other to grow, to be co-creators, not “reformers” of each other)
9. Sexual intimacy (sensual emotional satisfaction, experience of sharing and self-abandon in the physical merging of two persons, fantasies & desires)
10. Crisis intimacy (standing together in the major and minor tragedies of life; closeness in pain and problems)
11. Spiritual intimacy (the Awe-ness of sharing intimate concerns, the meanings of life, philosophies and religious experience)
12. Conflict intimacy (standing up with/to each other; facing and struggling with differences together; ”fighting”)
When my ex & I went to counsel together I was instructed on types of intimacy. The most important being emotional and intellectual (the upper case I ~ intimacy) and then the physical (the lower case i ~ intimacy).
And for further study....
1. Recreational intimacy (sharing fun, hobbies, recreation; leisure; refills my wells of energy)
2. Intellectual intimacy (sharing the world of ideas; a genuine touching of persons based on mutual respect for each other’s minds; e.g., reading, discussing, studying, learning)
3. Work intimacy (sharing common tasks, supporting each other in bearing responsibilities e.g., raising family, house, yard chores)
4. Commitment intimacy (togetherness derived from dedication to a common cause; values; e.g., Working together for a political cause)
5. Aesthetic intimacy (sharing experiences of beauty; e.g., music, nature, art, theater)
6. Communication intimacy (being honest, trusting, truthful, loving; giving constructive feedback)
7. Emotional intimacy (sharing of significant feelings; touching of the innermost selves)
8. Creative intimacy (helping each other to grow, to be co-creators, not “reformers” of each other)
9. Sexual intimacy (sensual emotional satisfaction, experience of sharing and self-abandon in the physical merging of two persons, fantasies & desires)
10. Crisis intimacy (standing together in the major and minor tragedies of life; closeness in pain and problems)
11. Spiritual intimacy (the Awe-ness of sharing intimate concerns, the meanings of life, philosophies and religious experience)
12. Conflict intimacy (standing up with/to each other; facing and struggling with differences together; ”fighting”)