Love and Intimacy – Two Important Shades of The Relationship
Love and Intimacy – Two Important Shades of The Relationship
The concept of love is universal; it permeates all of human relationships. In fact, love encompasses a broad range of positive and powerful emotional and psychological states, from an abstract innate quality, the deepest personal joy, to the highest, purest joy found in the world. When love is experienced consistently and abundantly, it has remarkable benefits on all levels of our existence.
Love is a state of deep emotional bonding with another person. It is a natural phenomenon that can be described as our basic, intuitive self-awareness of another person. Humans begin to experience love as early as their pre-verbal young years. Although one may not always realize it while sharing a romantic relationship, there are many ways to cultivate intimate relationships by expressing feelings of love for another person.
One way to cultivate loving feelings is by engaging in activities with the intent of forming long-term intimate relationships. These actions typically involve several elements such as physical touching and kissing, visual contact, conversation, and listening to another person’s thoughts and emotions. All of these actions help to trigger brain regions involved in the conscious memory of loving feelings. As the brain regions responsible for loving feelings are activated, positive feelings are then more likely to be experienced. These feelings are then reinforced through the interconnectedness of brain regions such as the left brain and the right brain.
Another way to cultivate loving feelings is by relating with others by being attentive to their needs, behaviors, words, and words. Love can also be fostered by taking care of one’s own health. A healthy relationship means being self-aware, understanding, accepting, and optimistic. All of these qualities help to promote the continued happiness and well-being of a partner. When a person has healthy communication relationships with those they love, that person is less likely to experience conflicts or broken relationships due to unhealthy confliction styles.
Developing intense feelings of love means being attentive to what your partner is feeling. By doing so, you can begin to understand where they are coming from, how they’re feeling, and how their needs are met. Doing so will help you to better meet their needs in ways that enhance their sense of well-being, security, and emotional well-being.
The act of being attentive to love will also contribute positively towards your emotional health, relationship satisfaction, and overall well-being. If you feel compassionate towards your partner while they are in pain, they will likely be more willing to open up to you about their feelings and concerns. Being there for them in their time of need will also generate more feelings of affection because they will be able to express their most sincere thoughts and emotions. Embracing your partner completely and showing them your affection in all the right, loving ways is important. However, just being present in their moments of need does not mean you have to express everything you feel without giving them the space they need to respond to what they have to say. The act of listening with caring, non-judgmental eyes, offering advice when appropriate, and showing concern when they are emotionally upset are all ways that will demonstrate that you do want to be with them through the good and bad times.
