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Why physical intimacy feels impossible despite emotional love

I can only get aroused when I am alone and the moment my partner touches me I shut down completely, even though I love them deeply.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The body keeps its own counsel, sometimes protecting us from the very connection we consciously crave.

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