Tip #2: Grow Your Emotional Intimacy - Your level of Emotional Intimacy as a couple really defines the depth of your relationship. Emotional intimacy is the glue that bonds a couple together, and creates the fertile soil needed for vulnerability to grow. It is upon the foundation of a strong bond and vulnerability that a marriage gains the ability to become stronger through difficult times. Emotional intimacy is a crucial place to focus when you find your relationship under significant strain. For a fun way to improve emotional intimacy in your relationship, check-out our exercise entitled, “65 Questions For Increased Connection” on our blog.
Tip #3: Strengthen Your Physical Intimacy - Physical Intimacy is established through communications and interactions that fosters physical closeness, trust, safety, connection, and fulfillment.” Things like nurturing touch, cuddling, romantic gestures, and meaningful sex are a few examples of practices that grow physical intimacy. Strong physical intimacy is vital to maintaining fun, excitement, passion, loyalty, and fulfillment in marriage. A lack of physical intimacy is also one of the most cited obstacles faced by failing marriages today. For tips to strengthen physical intimacy in your relationship, take a look at our video entitled “Intimacy” on our website.
Author: Nevin G. Alderman – Relationship Specialist, Renew Relationship Counseling
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