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Relationship Advice - 3 Keys To Intimacy
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by: JohnnieSLaney
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Studies have been done that show that over time in relationships intimacy diminishes. The studies looked at several factors like frequency of touch, eye contact, verbal connection, and other factors. And across the board in most relationships and marriages intimacy factors decrease over time.
This means that the longer you are in a relationship, the less intimacy you are likely to experience as a couple. Over a long period of time, you can end up feeling more like roommates.
Of course, it doesn't need to happen this way. There are actually many steps you can take to improve the experience of intimacy over time in your marriage. 3 of these steps are as follows:
Step One: Engage in more small, connective talk. It may surprise you, but small talk that connects has been demonstrated to be a big deal in creating more intimacy. The studies found that the more small talk, the less big blow out fights partners have. Further, they show that lovers report more satisfaction in their marriages where they had more small connective talk about little things and observations during their day.
Intimacy Factor Two: Physical contact. Studies found that physical contact between mates decreases over time between partners, accompanied by a decrease in their experience of intimacy. So do these easy things: hug or touch your partner in a positive way six times a day. And look them in the eye when they are talking to you. Such simple things actually increase people's experience of intimacy.
Intimacy Factor Three: Gratitude and appreciation. The more you each take some time to appreciate what you've got, the more intimacy you will experience and feel. It's normal to think of what's missing or what's wrong. Finding three things a day you appreciate about your life and your mate helps you to express more affection, which leads to more feelings of intimacy.
There are, of course, many other factors that impact our experience of intimacy over time in marriage. However, practicing just these three things each day can actually add a greater experience of affection and intimacy between you long term.
Relationship intelligence like this is easy to learn and put to use. Spending some time now learning relationship skills can pay intimacy dividends for you and your mate for years.
About the Author
You can learn much more about this in the free course 7 Vital Marriage Insights You Never Learned In School at How To Have The Marriage You Want. Johnnie S Laney teaches relationship and emotional intelligence courses and you can get more here Marriage Advice Help Secrets.
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