Intimate Human Relationship
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A Intimate Human Relationship is a human relationship characterized by emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, or both.
- Context:
- It can (typically) have a Intimate Human Relationship Start Date.
- It can (typically) have a Intimate Human Relationship End Date.
- It can (often) require Effective Communication and Mutual Respect for its maintenance and growth.
- It can (often) involve Conflict Resolution skills to navigate challenges.
- It can (often) include shared activities and interests that foster a sense of closeness and bonding.
- It can involve Deep Emotional Connections, such as love, trust, and empathy.
- It can be influenced by Cultural Norms, Social Expectations, and Personal Boundaries.
- It can range from being a Short-Term Intimate Relationship to a Long-Term Intimate Human Relationship.
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- Example(s):
- a Married Couple Relationship sharing emotional and physical closeness.
- Gilbert and Sullivan partnership in creating comic operas, exemplifying a professional but intimately collaborative relationship.
- Romantic Relationships, which involve romantic love.
- Sexual Intimate Human Relationships, where there is a sexual component to the intimacy.
- Nonsexual Intimate Relationship, where intimacy is expressed through emotional closeness and physical closeness without a sexual aspect.
- Platonic Relationships, where the intimacy is non-romantic and non-sexual.
- Holmes and Watson Relationship, as depicted in Arthur Conan Doyle's novels, representing a deep platonic, non-sexual relationship.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Casual Acquaintance.
- a Professional Relationship that lacks emotional or physical intimacy.
- See: Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communication, Boundary Setting, Friendship, Family Dynamics.
References
2019
- (FletcherO et al., 2019) ⇒ Garth J. FletcherO, Jeffry A. Simpson, Lorne Campbell, and Nickola C. Overall. (2019). “The Science of Intimate Relationships.” John Wiley & Sons,
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