Free Love Relationship Advice

Achieving Intimacy

How to increase the level of intimacy in your relationship? Change your expectations—it’s the only way. Men, if you don’t know it by now, connect and communicate differently than women. What may come naturally to us (talking about our feelings, etc.) can be a struggle for them… just ask them how they feel about something and watch them wiggle and stammer for proof. So instead of asking the impossible (for your guy to be intimate in the ways you expect), figure out ways he is comfortable connecting with you on that deeper level, and go from there. Ask him when he feels closest to you, and watch his actions.

Example: What might be a simple nightly backrub for you may be his way of telling you that he wants you to always feel relaxed and comfortable. Whatever it is, remember—he’s not your girlfriend, and expecting the same type of emotional outpouring from him is an exercise in futility…but it doesn’t mean the intimacy isn’t there.

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