Keywords: personal growth, emotional maturity
Ultimately, it’s the cumulative pattern of acceptance or rejection of these bids that makes or breaks relationships, builds or erodes trust, and is the difference between feeling close to or distant from the person in question.
https://personalnotesandrecords.wordpress.com/2021/07/18/what-do-you-call-intimacy
Keywords: philosophy , friendships , intimacy , love , relationships
Intimacy offers a way for humans to connect authentically, and our authentic selves should not be limited to experiencing intimacy with a sole romantic partner. Expecting one relationship to fulfill every type of intimacy we crave is the emotional manifestation of putting all of our intimacy eggs in one basket. Developing intimacy in every relationship we have, beginning with ourselves, can fulfill our needs and desires in a way that doesn’t place responsibility for intimacy solely on our romantic partners.
https://bambooandbananas.org/a-lesson-on-intimacy
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