2007-09-09 20:16:30 · 12 answers · asked by shardf 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Depends on whether you mean emotional intimacy or physical intimacy.
There are times in marriage where physical intimacy is either impossible or undesired for a whole variety of reasons, like pregnancy, illness, etc. That doesn't mean that there can't be happiness though. Long-term I think it could cause a lot of problems, and marital counseling probably ought to be considered at that point. I think that maybe short-term it can be healthy though. Reminds the couple of some of the other reasons they got married.
Emotional intimacy... I don't think a marriage could survive without it. Emotional intimacy, in one form or another, is what marriage is generally founded on, and without it, I think the couple would be little more than glorified roommates. That situation would definitely warrant going to counseling.
2007-09-10 05:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by mommymartin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some religions, marital intimacy is considered to be the thing that keeps unwanted spiritual forces out of your marriage. It is the continual reapplication of the glue that holds your relationship together. Sexual intimacy places an imprint of your partner on your spirit and soul. Regular intimate encounters keep the imprint at the forefront.
While I think trust and commitment are 2 major factors to a happy marriage as well, I think people might be unwise to dismiss the importance of intimacy. Intimacy may sometimes be that sweet nothing whispered in the ear unexpectedly, or a light touch across the cheek or a kiss on the nose. It doesn't always have to be sex.
2007-09-09 20:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by QueenBeeFee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Folks, intimacy is not just sex. It's the lifeline of the communication in a relationship. It's pillow-talk. It's letting your wife lay her head on your shoulder and running your fingers through her hair until she falls asleep. Cuddleing, caressing, touching, hugging, kissing. Making a favorite dish for your wife or running her a bath with oil and bath beads. Sometimes just a look of love. These things all combine to create intimacy. Without intimacy it's impossible to truly get someone to open up to you and share their most inner thoughts and ideas with you. So no. Absolutely not. Marriage without intimacy will not be a happy experience.
btw, if you communicate and develope a good level of intimacy in a relationship, the sex usually tends to be great. It's a secondary developement to discovering true intimacy.
2007-09-09 20:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by B. Nowlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happiness without intimacy is possible, but too often, the happiness is one-sided. My fiancee was married to a guy like that, and she just felt unloved and alone, and that really sucks big time. I was in a similar marriage that finally ended, mercifully, in an amicable divorce.
My fiancee and I feel so lucky to have found each other. Intimacy is important to both of us, and it adds so much to a relationship.
2007-09-09 20:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bill F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just given up a lot not to waste another year of my life in that situation. When your significant other turns into a house mate and all you do is share space and time together its time to call it quits. There is a alot of crap you have to deal with in life, but staying in loveless marriage even if you like each other alot but are not into each other, is a sacrafice I will never be willing to make. I would sacrafice alot of stuff for the freedom to look for love again, which I just did.
2007-09-09 20:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Vegas Mike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive seen both sides, i have been on both sides...
happiness comes from becoming one yet separate "love"
in which making love can be totally different...
almost like child support and visitation 2 different situations
if you love that person deeply and seriously anything can't stop you.
2007-09-09 20:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by lonewolfsrebal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a marriage without intimacy?
I wont survive that, no I don't think that's possible.
2007-09-09 20:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rahima Liverpool 4 life 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Don't confuse sex with love.
And remember that Happiness, just like Love is not just a feeling. It is a choice you make.
2007-09-09 20:22:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on the way u were raised...
if u never had love as achild... then u don't no what it is or how to give it...
so for some people it is possible...
for me,,,? no... i could not be happy... what about you???
2007-09-09 20:23:25 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Blondie ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not be my ideal relationship, however there are people that live very comfortably in that situation.
2007-09-09 20:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by PEGGY S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋