in this article, we’re going to look at how most men and women are hardwired for intimacy. in other words, we’ll try to solve the question – why intimacy is different for men and women. what i mean by that is men are hardwired to take in all they see—especially seductive sights. another reason why intimacy is different for men and women is because of the differences in needs. when a man feels heard and respected, he is more apt …

this perceived need for men to hide any weakness can interfere with their ability to experience a real closeness, since real intimacy always involves some degree of vulnerability. it is a universal human need; without it we have the experience of loneliness. some men confuse intimacy with the ‘honeymoon’ stage of a sexual relationship. however, it is important to remember it is a skill, and as such can be learned. if you open up to another, there is always the …

. . the experience of intimacy in heterosexual relationships is further characterized by a gendered view of the link between emotional intimacy and sexual interactions. but this process may unfold in different ways for men and women in same-sex and different-sex couples, particularly if partners in same-sex relationships are more similar to each other in their views of intimacy and the emotion work they do in relation to intimacy. respondents were also asked to discuss how the meanings and experiences …

the temporal association of increasing intimacy and subsequent sexual desire appears not to be different in women and men. intimacy is hypothesized to serve both as a trigger for sexual desire and as a reward resulting from the experience of sexual arousal and—in particular—of orgasm (basson, 2000). in a national representative u.s. sample of married couples, the incidence and frequency of partnered sexual activity was found to decline over the life course (call et al., 1995). relationship duration will be …

“that dip can happen for a number of reasons, including the natural progression of your relationship over time,” says chris kraft, ph.d., director of clinical services at the sex and gender clinic in the department of psychiatry at johns hopkins medicine. “it’s natural for a couple’s sex life to decline after having a baby because of the exhaustion and lack of private time,” says kraft. “and, couples aren’t as intentional about connecting with each other as they were earlier in …