intimacy issues in marriage

the courting period is a time when you feel close but you actually merge with your partner and forget your individuality for a while. it is normal and even inevitable that you will have some negative feelings towards your partner from time to time, and sometimes more than others. keeping it to yourself may be a habit you picked up as a child. no parent was there to help you out of emotional pain. neither partner has the emotional muscle …

intimacy issues

intimacy in a relationship (an interpersonal relationship, to use a clinical term) is the breadth of things like love, physical contact, trust and closeness that is shared with another person. this means that when there is a problem with (or a lack of) intimacy), it may indicate a problem with the relationship. even so, being a parent is also one of the toughest jobs in the world. although kids are a natural consequence of the wonders of intimacy, they can, …

therapy for intimacy issues

this is one of the main reasons it’s important for people who have fears to find healthy ways to deal with intimacy disorders and emotional intimate discomfort. one of the most common fears of being intimate that can lead to problems with being intimate is the fear of abandonment or loss. this is a direct route to the development of issues with being intimate. maintain a balanced distance until your partner lets you know that they are ready to work …

married couple intimacy issues

i have a strong sex drive, so if it were up to me, we’d do it every day, the way we used to when we were dating. trained as a problem-solving, strategic therapist, i used to give that directive to couples and often found that it had the desired effect. despite the fact that, like mark and stacey, most partners want me to get the other to change, i try to help each listen inside to discover why they respond …

trust and intimacy issues

fear of intimacy in a relationship isn’t necessarily the result of not wanting to be close to others in your life. they can include:  people with a fear of intimacy may feel an extreme need to be perfect. fear of intimacy can result in someone not being able to aptly express what they need and want from a partner or relationship. a fear of intimacy can sometimes be linked to trust issues and fear of rejection.

anxiety disorders: social anxiety …