Here is a very simple tip that is very easy to apply, but can make a world of difference.

Sharing Emotions Leads to Intimacy
 
By Dr. Gary Chapman

Feelings are our spontaneous emotional responses to what we encounter through the five senses.
 
I hear that the neighbor's dog has died and I feel sad (or elated!). I see the fire truck racing down the road and I feel troubled. You touch my hand and I feel loved. I see your smile and I feel encouraged.

All day long, every day, life is filled with feelings, but no one sees them.

It is the sharing of feelings that builds emotional intimacy.

Allowing another person into your inner world of feelings: being willing to say "I'm feeling a lot of fear right now," or "I am really happy tonight," or "I felt embarrassed last night about..." These are statements of self-revelation.
 
In making such statements, we are choosing to be intimate with our spouses, to reveal to them something of what is going on in our emotional world.

Learning to talk about emotions can be one of the most rewarding experiences of life. It leads to a deep sense of intimacy in marriage.
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Today's content has been written by Dr. Gary Chapman and is based on his book The Family You've Always Wanted. Published by Moody Publishers, copyright 2008.