Why emotional intimacy is fading in relationships and what it’s costing couples

Emotional intimacy is the quality of feeling genuinely known, seen, and valued by another person, and the experience of knowing, seeing, and valuing them in return. It is built through honesty, vulnerability, consistent attention, and the accumulated trust that comes from being reliably present for each other through difficulty as well as ease. And it […]
Emotional intimacy predicts lasting love better than attraction in 5 powerful new ways

Emotional intimacy is the quality of relationship that most people describe when they say they want to feel truly known by their partner. Not just liked, not just desired, but understood at a level that goes beneath the version of yourself that shows up at dinner parties and work presentations. It is the felt sense […]