Intimacy vs Intensity in romantic relationships

From the questions I get from people globally, including some of you in this community, It’s painfully obvious that a lot of people do not know the difference between genuine intimacy and intense emotions in their romantic relationships. Knowing this difference would save you a lot of heartache and misery in the future.

The sad part is that emotional intensity at first often mimics intimacy and gives the added benefit of the ever-sought-after “emotional high”.

So this week’s newsletter aims to set the record straight concerning these two concepts once and for all.

Let’s begin!!!

MY THOUGHTS 🧠

Intimacy means giving yourself wholly to someone you love.

Being intimate with someone means sharing your body, mind and soul with that person. This means sharing the most profound darkest pieces of yourself you hide from the world. It also means sharing your dreams, fears, inspirations, strengths, weaknesses, flaws, abilities, potential, habits, low moments, talents etc.

Being intimate with someone means you are known by that person wholly because they know every aspect of you. Intimacy means being completely naked and vulnerable with someone. Intimacy is what I like to call absolute nakedness. I believe it was…