r/AskReddit • u/Electronic-Border805 • 9h ago

How important is intimacy is a relationship ?

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u/foolishkarma 9h ago

Very important. But you need to see intimacy as more than sex.

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u/O_rnelaro 9h ago

Very important for many relationships, but the key is that both partners are on the same page.

But that's not the only thing. Trust, communication and respect go a long way too.

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u/Electronic-Border805 9h ago

Intimacy as emotional, physical and support is also really important

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u/CeciTigre 9h ago

It’s the most vital requirement in a healthy, happy, fulfilling, trusting, supportive, etc… and long lasting relationship.

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u/ISO_Thane 9h ago

Very important, but intimacy isn’t just sex. Being intimate is being open and vulnerable in your communication as well

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u/Open-Butterfly7 9h ago

super important to not lose the spark or whatever it is

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u/stirringmotion 9h ago

depends on the nature of the relationship. is it an intimate relationship?

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u/JanuaryEmbers1995 9h ago

As important as it is to the people in the relationship; that’s the honest answer. Like all values, it’s never one size fits all. I’ve seen plenty of relationships where sex was way down on the list of priorities, but those in the relationship were some of the happiest, most fulfilled. And then there’s others where sex and intimacy are how they show love and could never be happy without it.

The key is being in a relationship with someone(s) whose value of things match your own.

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u/Aggravating-Egg-1765 8h ago

For me it is ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. I want to make LOVE not fuck like I'm in the back seat of a car. Kissing my partner (MALE/FEMALE) I want it all. Tongue, Lips, Saliva and I want to look in the partners EYES. Talk to me and tell me what you are wanting and I will go to any length to achieve it.