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A forum for women and men to exchange thoughts about intimacy and relationships. Frank and explicit discussions about real life topics.

A forum for women and men to exchange thoughts about intimacy and relationships. Frank and explicit discussions about real life topics.

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Shared from Love & Relationships
Mar 10, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by JGal
What are your thoughts on this quote? Couples choose each other with an unerring instinct for finding the very person who will exactly match their own level of unconscious anxieties and mirror their own dysfunctions, and who will trigger for them ...
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Shared from Love & Relationships
May 8, 2020May 2020

Posted by DavidRussett
I have been a widower for 2 years. I am very lonely. I am really looking for a relationship wth someone compatible with me.
7 comments
Real Intimacy
Apr 4, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by amyramoon
I have been noticing that for a while there I forgot how to love. Not only love others but to simply love myself, and that's why I have been unable to connect with others on a compassionate and deeper level. But lately it's all been coming back and ...
7 comments
Real Intimacy
Mar 14, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by 1EarthLovingGal
I feel so down on my luck. I had one of my flings call me up and say he was in town and asked if he could come over. I said I wasn’t feeling it because my anorexia & depression is acting up and I’m also dealing with bad allergies. He stopped by ...
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SapioSexuals
Feb 22, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by JustLuAnn
I appear to be....A NEGOTIATOR I ran across an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal of all places. It led me to an interesting internet chase (as I did not want to subscribe fully to the WSJ) and I found the information/test elsewhere. ...
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Real Intimacy
Nov 16, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by wonderandlisten
I am reading book that presents some of the best thinking I have seen on the subject of love and intimacy. It is The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. Chapter 6 is especially illuminating. He makes the point that romantic love has two aspects,...
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Sep 5, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by BrentMBA2004
Here is a sample of this book written on wife infidelities. Going to read these 40 pages and I am interested to hear thoughts on it. I am a firm believer in sexual equality as well as calling BS on societal created "normative" behavior. The Secret...
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Real Intimacy
Jul 20, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by MoonTigerII
Why do I get so many oddly defensive responses when I point out that texting is shallow, curt, robotic and always out of sync, and that I require the holistic magic and HUMAN touch of voice calls to connect with anyone. Surely anyone knows that we ...
4 comments
Real Intimacy
Jul 18, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by UUNJ
For anyone (esp. women-identified people) raised in a sexually shame-based atmosphere, a new resource is available. Linda Kaye Klein, the author of PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation and How I Broke Free has released a ...
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Real Intimacy
Jul 17, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by JGal
Another passage from Gordon Livingston's book, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now. The lesson seems to be twofold. 1) When it comes to the words "I love you," actions speak louder than words no matter how much you ...
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Real Intimacy
Jul 16, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by CuriosityExtant
What if... There is no perfect match. But people want to be told sincerely and treated like they're just perfect, and they want somebody who will give them what they currently need, (as it changes, so you have to keep paying attention). And in ...
17 comments
Real Intimacy
May 21, 2019May 2019

Posted by Normanbites
Early in life, my sense of intimacy and trust was betrayed. I fell into this situation because I was naive and had poor judgment. I get that. But I've never been able to trust my own judgment in relationships again. Because of that, I continued to ...
12 comments
Real Intimacy
Apr 17, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by scout123456
If you have not had sex in 14 years with you partner and you discover (through their DRs) that the partner has developed phobia regression to thinking about sex as a thirteen year old and not likely to get better- is looking out side the relationship...
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Real Intimacy
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by JGal
I'm reading the book Fuck Love, One shrink's sensible advice for finding a lasting relationship by Michael I Bennett that I borrowed from the public library. I stumbled across it after looking into the 5 love languages that has been referenced on ...
13 comments
Real Intimacy
Feb 7, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by UUNJ
Only say it if you mean it.
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Real Intimacy
Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by IrishGypsy
Hi, I'm new to this group, relatively new to agnostic.. I don't get on all that often, not online daily. So, re: intimacy. I'd like to hear what anybody thinks on the following topic. Science has shown that sex releases chemicals that foster ...
7 comments
Real Intimacy
Jul 14, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Telegramsam70
There’s a book I read a few years ago (and several times since) called Attached. It opens up the concept of attachment style in relationships. The spectrum covers anxious, avoidant, and secure. Each of us fall somewhere in that spectrum, and the ...
3 comments
Real Intimacy
May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by Cherie44
My question is on forgiveness and learning to trust again. When I found out my husband was having online chats with a woman because of issues we were having (and I own my part!) and was able to see ALL messages, it really did destroy me and the ...
12 comments
Real Intimacy
Apr 15, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Tippa
Me and my partner of 12 years that I just recently split with as of 2 years had a VERY erotic sex life, it was from adventurous to down right movie standards sometimes, nevertheless it was great. Now my question to y'all is...when I get into a ...
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Posted by UnitySomeday my princess will appear before me. ❤️

Posted by AtheistPeace666Hello I'm a single Canuck looking for my special lady Canuck.

Posted by KhaCRYou ever feel like you found the perfect sexual partner then he turns out to be a complete 💩bag and you can’t find the satisfaction in other encounters?

Posted by EntheogenFanI have a story to tell.

Posted by EntheogenFanI have a story to tell.

Posted by KateOahuYes, I agree that the reverse is also true.

Posted by JolantaThis is what women have to put up with and then they want to be intimate while we are still angry because they will not do their share of housework.

Posted by JolantaDucky, Snookums....

Posted by SorchaThis is a guy I was talking to from okcupid. He is totally new to online dating and it shows.

Posted by JolantaThat’s Amore. Some women are just far too shallow.

Posted by JolantaSomething for real intimacy perhaps.

Posted by Green_Soldier71Has anyone here had any experience with (or known someone who has/had) a SEXLESS MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP or a FRIGID PARTNER?

Posted by EyesThatSmileNakedness.

Posted by LetzGetRealMy family has often commented how I should become a "cougar"... as I look pretty good at my age and have a younger mindset than some of my peers, I guess this is there rationale?

Posted by Ann-1980The 4 types of Intimacy to feel sufficient, satisfied & healing in a love relationship.

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