INTIMACY
I think that the longing for intimacy is embedded in us. Along with the search for a 'kindred spirit'. That yearning to be deeply connected to someone, to be really known, to able to share the thoughts and feelings that could make you vulnerable. To not have to say what you're feeling because the other one knows. To laugh at private jokes and have a shared history of lives intertwined. To be totally received and unjudged, no matter what state you're in. To be wholly united to someone physically is only a part of it - its the 'oneness' that makes sexual intimacy meaningful. To find such a depth of relationship in one person is indeed a great gift. For me, I've found it kind of 'spread around', in that I've had deep connections on different levels with different people and I treasure the people in my life that I still have such closeness. Together these relationships give me some of the feelings described above. But I'm finding that 6 yea...