A lot of what we have been taught about intimacy – and what makes an intimate marriage – is wrong.
If you’d like a more intimate marriage and you’re trying to get it by complaining to your partner about what you’re not getting or being more attentive to their needs in hopes that they’ll return the favor, listen up! In this episode I share three tips to increase the intimacy in your marriage without complaining, trying to please your partner, or trying to convince them to please you more.
Intimacy is nature's latest "experiment" and we're still trying to understand what it is and how it works in long-term relationships... Once we realize that intimacy is not always soothing and often makes us feel insecure, it is clear why we back away from it.
Mentioned in this episode
- Passionate Marriage, by Dr. David Schnarch (affiliate link)
- Needs Inventory: Center for Non-Violent Communication