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Why is it that the one thing we desire and seek most- intimacy, is also something we greatly fear? As human beings, we are innately attracted and driven to be with others, but we also keep people at a distance without allowing them to see our vulnerability and be fully exposed to them. Is it something that we are taught from our families, our parents, society? Is this intimacy that we are seeking, or is it connection?

It seems that connection and intimacy tend to be used synonymously with little attention to what these two words really mean and how they apply to our own relationship. Being connected in a committed relationship is very different than being intimate. This commitment does not automatically provide intimacy, but it does allow for the foundation to build and discover intimacy. Commitment is based on the attraction and feelings we have for another, but intimacy is a place we can be with our partner that is something and somewhere very different. It is a place of openness, vulnerability, defenselessness, and most importantly, a place of self-awareness.