One of the areas couples often struggle with is their sexual intimacy. The physical connection between husband and wife, as important and renewing as it often is, happens to be one of those areas we don't often communicate about (or at least we don't seem to communicate about it well!). We tend to be sensitive, defensive or unable to really hear what our partner needs from us. Here is one of the best ways to move forward into deeper sexual intimacy: become more empathetic toward your spouse. The more we are able to understand some of what our mate is going through in their life, the more we try to understand their thinking and their feelings, the more we can truly relate to them. Can you understand the pressures your mate experiences at work? Do you take time to really hear their frustrations about the kids or the car or the bills or...? Do you know when they feel insecure? Are you aware of the struggles they have to speak up when things are not going well?
All of this to simply remind us that the more we can empathize with our mate, the more emotionally intimate we become, which amazingly leads to physical intimacy, too!
Praying your intimate relationship grows more intimate every day!
Dr. Keith
bravenet.com