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Guardian45 Guru
I recently became single again. It's a difficult adjustment for an neurodivergent introvert like me. So I want to know, according to you, if you could only choose one, what's more important with your partner. Sex? Or Intimacy?
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People who said Sex is more important: can you please elaborate?
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Someone provided a GREAT READ: www.mindbodygreen.com/.../types-of-intimacy-besides-sex
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What Girls & Guys Said
34 43While sex is an integral part of a relationship, I would say that intimacy is more important. Relationships can survive without sex if both partners agree to it. I don't think that a relationship can survive without intimacy.
No truer words have been said.
Thanks
Both
Ok. Why both?
They go hand and hand.
Intimacy. Because intimacy without sex can bring me happiness. But sex without intimacy cannot.
Well-said!
Thanks, man!
You're welcome
I can't decide, a blowjob is sex, and what man would ever turn down a blowjob, it's intimate, when a woman puts her mouth around your dick, that's very intimate.
Would say for men, the two are inseparable?
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Im into more of the emotional connection than the physical connection.
So intimacy then?
It’s really B+A…. It really doesn’t get any better than sex with intimacy….
But if you can ONLY pick ONE, which would it be?
If I have a girlfriend, intimacy. Single, sex.
Gotcha. Makes sense!
I’m a intimacy kinda bunny
Awww. That's sweet!
Ain’t sex an intimate activity? There are more intimate activities than sex, like cuddling, fellatio, cunnilingus, caressing, partner masturbation, fingering, etc.
Intimacy means that you need to feel something for her you can't have with someone else. Sex without feelings is like jacking off, it feels good but leaves you in a state of "why did I do this" and you feel grossed out from yourself.
Yes, sex is an intimate act, but could you live with never having sex again? Only having intimacy.
@RiseofArtemis I see what You mean.
Sex with intimacy.
If can't have both, then just the sex.
So for you then sex is more important?
read my comment again.
Intimacy
Why?
@guardian45 Its a seed which is planted for sex I think
Agreed!
Intimacy for sure
Agreed
Intimacy is important when you get intimacy sex follows.
Yes, intimacy is important, but sex is not the inevitable conclusion. Sometimes there is only intimacy. No sex.
This is an interesting question. I go with intimacy. I found this article online:
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/types-of-intimacy-besides-sex#mbg-GrH0i8JgqN
Great article! Thank you!
@abitcurious2022 AWESOME article! I love it! I agree with all of it!
You are welcome
@Jamie05rhs Same here
Sex lasts for a duration. Intimacy can last for an entire lifetime.
Both
Are they equal-weighted?
Intimacy
Agreed. Some here believe sex is a need that must be fulfilled, but intimacy is not.
Thats like asking fruit or bananas?
Why?
Sex is a subset of intimacy. Intimacy is holding hands, kissing on a picnic or down right banging.
intimate sex
Can they be separated? Can you choose only one?
no
Okay.
As I've gotten older, I've begun to disassociate sex and intimacy. Certainly sex can be very intimate, but intimacy doesn't require sex nor is sex necessarily intimate. Ideally, in a relationship, sex and intimacy are intertwined.
Agreed
Sex obviously ( it’s really the only reason to even approach a woman )
women will say intimacy because they can easily get sex
So you could live your life only having casual sex with no emotional attachments ever? Have you ever fallen in love?
@tonightyouu Seems like you don't care about women on a deeper level.
That’s what friends and family are for