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Intimacy Is More Than Sex

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If you and your partner haven't been intimate in months, or if intimacy has become a source of tension rather than connection, I want to start by saying: that's normal for where you are. Not ideal. Normal. And fixable. But I'm not going to start with sex. Because for most couples in marriage strain...

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  • Gottman's Lovemaps erode over time as partners stop exploring each other's inner world
  • In thriving relationships, partners turn toward bids 86% of the time; in struggling ones, only 33%
  • Each missed bid is a micro-rejection that accumulates into the feeling of being alone in the marriage
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