Intimacy
Time has a way of smoothing things out.
What once felt magical and unforgettable
slowly becomes common in our eyes.
The conversations.
The touch.
The presence of another person.
Even beautiful things can become ordinary if we stop appreciating the moment.
And honestly?
I don’t worry as much about distance.
I don’t even worry that much about conflict.
What slowly kills relationships is neglect.
Because intimacy is more than closeness.
It’s more than a physical connection.
More than routines.
More than sharing space with someone for years.
Real intimacy is being fully present.
Still listening.
Still learning.
Still caring enough to notice the small changes in someone’s heart.
It’s the difference between knowing someone’s schedule
and knowing their soul.
And if we’re not careful,
life slowly teaches us to go through the motions.
To speak without saying much.
To sit beside each other while carrying completely separate worlds internally.
Familiarity starts replacing wonder.
The things that once felt sacred
start feeling expected.
Not because love disappeared.
Because attention did.
I’ve started to believe intimacy has very little to do with electricity and everything to do with intentionality.
It’s choosing to stay emotionally awake.
Choosing pursuit over assumption.
Curiosity over convenience.
Presence over autopilot.
Because the deepest relationships in our lives were never meant to become mechanical.
They were meant to remain alive.
That made me think…
Maybe intimacy is not something we stumble into occasionally.
Maybe it’s something we choose.
Again and again.
Every single day.
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