Summary of this article
We all want intimacy, but sometimes we need a little advice on practical ways to go about getting it. Gary Chapman has been giving this kind of advice for 30 years. Here is one of his suggestions below.
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A Man Must Learn To Share His Feelings
By Dr. Gary Chapman
Communication is the road to intimacy. But communication means more than simply sharing our thoughts. It involves sharing our feelings.
For example, a husband comes home from work and shares with his wife that he had a conversation with his supervisor and was informed that he is to receive a pay raise. The wife asks, "How do you feel about that, darling?" He may respond, "Elated! I didn't expect a raise until the first of the year." On the other hand, he may say, "Do you want to know the truth? I feel disappointed. The raise should have been twice as much as it was."
Whichever way he responds, the wife now knows her husband better. Because he has shared his feelings she now feels closer to him emotionally.
That's what intimacy is all about. We are emotional creatures, and we have emotional responses to things that happen to us throughout the day. If we are going to build intimacy in marriage, we must learn to share some of our emotions.
I say "some", because life is not long enough to share all of our emotions. But, life is too short not to have intimacy.
Article written by Dr. Gary Chapman. Based on his book, Now You're Speaking My Language.
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God bless your family and your marriage.
Jim Stephens |
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