1. Intimate Relationship

2. Intimate Relationships
Intimate relationships do not always have to do with a romantic relationship between couples.
Emotional intimacy where people can comfortably share their feelings with each other or when they empathize with the feelings of others, really try to understand and try to be aware of other people’s emotional side.
Physical intimacy is often characterized by romantic or passionate attachment or sexual activity.

3. Emotional Intimacy
Deep intimacy requires a high level of transparency and openness. This involves a degree of vulnerability that can feel uncomfortable or anxiety-producing to many of us. These feelings do, however, tend to diminish and even dissolve over time and with practice.
Think about when we talked about our emotional intelligence questionnaire. How did that feel?

4. With whom do you have emotional intimacy?
Friends
Family
Teachers
Coaches
Pets
Therapist
Guidance Councilors
Priests/Ministers/Imams

5. Physical Intimacy
Physical intimacy is sensual proximity or touching. It is an act or reaction, such as an expression of feelings (including close friendship, love, or sexual attraction), between people.

6. Why do people have sex? Reproduction It feels good
To show love and feeling

7. How Can You Show Love and Sexual Feeling?
Holding hands
Hugging
Talking
s/texts
Phone calls
Watching Netflix
Cuddling
Massage
Kissing
Heavy Petting
Touching
Masturbation
Oral Sex
Vaginal Intercourse
Anal Intercourse

8. SHARING INTIMACY
In a loving situation, people are often described as “sharing intimacy.”
Experts say that a TRULY intimate relationship has 5 key qualities:

9. 1. Spend significant, purposeful time together

10. 2. Both people share the same desire for closeness

11. 3. Mutual respect and a feeling of equality

12. 4. Honest, open communication

13. 5. Genuine trust that is built over time

14. What are some ways that a couple could develop intimacy?
What are some things a couple can do to achieve the five qualities of a truly intimate relationship? Think about each.
Spend significant, purposeful time together
Both people share the same desire for closeness
Mutual respect and equality
Honest, open communication
Genuine trust

15. Discussion Is it necessary to be in love in order to be intimate?
Are some activities more intimate than others?
How do the media portray intimacy? Is its depiction realistic?