Ep 60: Why is Intimacy So Hard?

Unlearned

Are intimacy and sex the same thing? Is skipping right into the “deeper conversations” a good way to create intimacy? How do we actually form intimate relationships with other people? Jaime and CA explore these questions and more as they take a deep dive into intimacy, what it is, how we build it, and why it’s so hard.

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Notes:

• Roleplay time!

• Building intimacy versus trying to skip to it

• How do we build intimacy?

• Outs to intimacy

• Building emotional intimacy with yourself

• The dangers of getting too intimate too soon

• Misperceptions about intimacy

• Sex and intimacy

• How mundane conversations can lead to intimacy

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