For quite a long time, there is an ongoing battle- Physical Intimacy vs. Emotional Intimacy. For a successful relationship, both these aspects are necessary. Love in a relationship can be portrayed through emotional intimacy as well as physical intimacy. Couples need to balance both of these things.
A successful relationship is one that has both elements of physical and emotional intimacy. The important thing in a relationship is that partners understand each other's needs. Some may want physical intimacy more than emotional intimacy. While for some, it might be the other way round.
In order to have a successful relationship, and keep the love alive, you need to work on both the aspects of intimacy. Here’s why:
#1. Important Thing In A Relationship
Get to learn what your partner needs. Understand what each of you wants out of the relationship. One of you may want just to be physically intimate. Talk it out before you take things further. Having “the talk” helps clear things up and does not form any ground for misunderstandings. It is crucial that you and your partner figure out the important thing in a relationship.
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#2. Importance Of Physical Intimacy
Stress can take a toll on your sex life. Men and women have to deal with different types of stress every day. In today’s hectic lifestyle, couples find themselves juggling between their work life and their personal life. Even if the couple shares a strong relationship with parents, if that relationship is sans sex, it will become vulnerable and monotonous resulting in frequent fights. Having different sex drives or the lack of physical intimacy becomes another issue of stress for couples today. So, it is crucial that you understand the importance of physical intimacy and embrace it.
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#3. Importance Of Emotional Intimacy
Many relationships have great physical intimacy. Couples have great sex, but they lack emotional intimacy. For a successful relationship, you need to have emotional intimacy. You need to connect with your partner on an emotional level too. Learn to accept your partner because they are not perfect and neither are you. Both of you have to accept this and learn from each other. You cannot be emotionally intimate without communication. So communicate! It means sharing your feelings and thoughts without judgment.
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#4. Physical Intimacy vs. Emotional Intimacy
A gentle placing of the hand on your partner’s back or shoulder, a peck on the cheek, the holding of hands: each connection between opposite sexes help to relieve from stress and increase the longevity of life. Regular physical intimacy helps people to feel relaxed and cared for. Physical and emotional intimacy is integral to the foundation of successful relationships. At the end of the day, you need to let people connect with you on a genuine level by letting them know how and who you are deep down. And that can come through being emotionally intimate with your partner.
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#5. Success Of A Relationship
It's very common for one type of intimacy to be more important to one partner than the other, then they both find themselves going along thinking everything is fine until their partner finally speaks up and lets them know that it is not in accordance to their wishes. Or, even more tragic, when neither partner says anything and they find themselves ending the relationship without really knowing why. The key to the success of a relationship is to have a balance of physical and emotional intimacy. Without intimacy, the outlook for a life-long relationship with a partner is pretty dull and unappealing.
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What according to you is more important- Physical Intimacy or Emotional intimacy? Let us know in the comment section below.
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