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When partners have different pathways to intimacy

My wife and I both want intimacy but she needs emotional connection first and I need physical touch first and we're stuck in this standoff where neither of us feels like the other is meeting us halfway.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are trying to reach the same destination through opposite routes, each waiting for the other to take the first step down their preferred path.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The Desire Gap in Partnership?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.