20 different meaning of emotional intimacy.
1. Being vulnerable with your spouse to express your thoughts, fears, desires and concerns.
2. Listening and being responsible with your spouse's emotions; his/her fears, desires, thoughts and concerns.
3. Keeping warm communication with your spouse throughout the day instead of being a stranger all day then showing up at night.
4. Talking about more than just responsibilities and chores but heart to heart conversations.
5. Spending quality time with your spouse, preventing your spouse from feeling lonely.
6. Making your spouse a priority instead of investing emotionally in others.
7. Opening up and confiding in your spouse instead of to another and making it comfortable and easy for your spouse to do the same.
8. Treating your spouse well even when sex is not the agenda.
9. Keeping safe the intimate and private conversations your spouse shares with you.
10. Protecting your spouse from emotional pain by not speaking harshly or speaking insults.
11. Addressing the emotional wounds of your spouse caused by others or by the past through being patient, understanding and not judgemental.
12. Speaking compliments and praise to your spouse, more than you complain or highlight what is wrong.
13. Apologizing to your spouse quickly when you realize you have hurt him/her.
14. Sending random messages and making random phone calls that brighten up your spouse's day.
15. Being good to your spouse consistently, not just when you want something or your spouse has asked or is threatening to leave.
16. Not obstructing your spouse when your spouse is opening up to you. Giving your spouse time to speak.
17. Making time for extensive conversations, in the bedroom, on dates or on the sofa
18. Finding activities to do together that foster teamwork and bring fulfilment.
19. Speaking assurance and love to your spouse when he/she is bashing themselves and speaking negatively about themselves.
20. Lifting up your spouse's spirits when he/she is down.
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