when you think of intimacy in a relationship, it’s possible that your thoughts jump first to the physical. a lack of transparency is another big sign that you and your partner haven’t build a solid foundation of emotional intimacy yet in your relationship. if one partner shares more than the other, it can be hard to notice that emotional intimacy is lacking.

when it comes to physical touch, there actually is a pretty clear parallel between emotional and physical intimacy. …

emotional abandonment in a relationship often goes unnoticed because actions such as daily routines and obligations camouflage it pretty well. however, even so, when one of the partners stops attending to their partner’s needs, the matter becomes more serious. in the end, none of the partners is obligated to satisfy all the needs of the other. it means that the relationship has become a burden for the partners instead of a source of happiness. without a doubt, when there’s emotional …

emotional intimacy can give you that complete, unmitigated understanding and sensitivity that is so important for the nourishment of a healthy relationship. it is the rawest and the truest bits of you exposed to your partner and vice versa. do you wish you shared a deeper connection with your partner; to be intimately involved and familiar with your partner on a psychological and spiritual level, wishing your relationship to transcend the material aspects of it sometimes?

a lack of emotional …

if you want to create a stronger, more secure relationship, you need to be attuned and responsive to each other and to reestablish the emotional connection, according to dr. sue johnson, developer of emotionally focused couple therapy. by recognizing that you are dependent on your partner and emotionally attached to him/her the same way that a child is attached to a nurturing parent. according to gottman’s research, turning against emotional bids is the greatest killer of a relationship. the kids, …

do you and your partner feel like ships in the night? but that doesn’t mean it’s time to throw the towel in just yet. emotional intimacy is the foundation of all healthy relationships. it’s the sense of closeness and connection you feel with another person. at the beginning of a new relationship, there are all kinds of different feelings in the mix. it develops as we begin to share all the different parts of ourselves – and especially the parts …