Connubial
Because with alarming accuracy
she’d been identifying patterns
I was unaware of-this tic, that
tendency, like the way I’ve mastered
the language of intimacy
in order to conceal how I felt-
I knew I was in danger
of being terribly understood.
– Stephen Dunn
With callused hands
i tasted
the softness of the moon
in the coldest winds
i discovered
my soul’s
warmest fireplace
in the roughness
of his stubble
the tenderest love.
– Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos
Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone – and finding that that’s ok with them. – Alain de Botton
I wonder if this is how people always get close: They heal each other’s wounds; they repair the broken skin. – Lauren Oliver, Pandemonium
My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another. – Shakti Gawain, picked from The 50 Best Quotes on Self-Love at Psyhology Today
Being apart was wrong. Simply lying side by side did more for a relationship than words. A warm bed, a nest of animal intimacy. Words could be misunderstood, whereas loving companionship bred trust. – Michel Faber, The Book of Strange New Things
Intimacy is not purely physical. It’s the act of connecting with someone so deeply; you feel like you can see into their soul. – Reshall Varsos
Picked from/read more here: Intimacy Quotes For Romance And Inspiration at ReGain
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